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Malignant Lymphomas and Spinal Cord Compression

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Spinal Cord Tumors Experimental Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Intensive Care

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Extradural compression of the spinal cord is the most frequent neurological complication of malignant lymphomas (10). It also occurs in other hematoblastomas and can cause a rapidly progressive neurological deficit. Although these tumors are mostly radiosensitive (8, 9) and chemotherapy has made remarkable progress (2, 6, 7, 10, 13), surgical excision often remains absolutely necessary. Probably nowhere is palliation more justified than in malignant spinal cord compression, in order to relieve intolerable pain and to avert the catastrophic consequence of threatening paraplegia (12).

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  1. Neurochirurgische Abteilung, Wien-Rudolfstiftung, Juchgasse 25, A-1030, Wien, Austria

    G. Perneczky, R. Heintz, F. Böck, H. Brenner, G. Kleinpeter & G. Wöber

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  1. Neurochirurgische Abteilung im Krankenhaus Neukölln, Rudower Str. 56, D-1000, Berlin 47, Germany

    Horst Wenker  & Friedrich Reuter  & 

  2. Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6 (Kopfklinikum), D-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    Margareta Klinger

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-1000, Berlin 45, Germany

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Perneczky, G., Heintz, R., Böck, F., Brenner, H., Kleinpeter, G., Wöber, G. (1986). Malignant Lymphomas and Spinal Cord Compression. In: Wenker, H., Klinger, M., Brock, M., Reuter, F. (eds) Spinal Cord Tumors Experimental Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Intensive Care. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71108-4_27

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