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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 313 - 313
1 Jul 2014
Tan J Lim J Chen Y Kumar N
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Summary

Neurological deficits resulting from spinal cord compression occur infrequently. When presented with neurological compromise, the most common management was radiotherapy, with surgery only being offered to patients who developed neurological deficit or pathological fracture resulting in unresolved severe pain post radiotherapy.

Introduction

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma has been reported to have a higher incidence of distant metastases to the spine. This study was conducted to evaluate the incidence, presentation and management of neurological involvement related to spinal metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma.