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Abstract
Persistent axial pain with or without neurologic changes should prompt workup for a possible tumor of the spine. Metastatic disease is more predominant than primary tumors, but still needs adequate evaluation before any management. The various steps of evaluation, diagnosis, and staging are reviewed.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19064051 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2008.10.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Orthop Clin North Am ISSN: 0030-5898 Impact factor: 2.472