Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Physical examination findings correspond to the location of the tumor, degree of cord impingement, and duration of involvement. [3] The APN should palpate the entire spine to determine whether ...

He sustained severe injuries to the thoracic spinal cord, with a knife lodged in the spine, said the doctor. "Emergency surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair the leaking spinal fluid.

Doctors at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital, where actor Saif Ali Khan is admitted and 'recovering,' have revealed that the 54-year-old actor sustained severe injuries to the thoracic spinal cord ...