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compression
(redirected from Spinal cord compression)

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They contend that growth of the bony canal encasing his spinal cord had been stunted, and spinal cord compression would have impeded his movement and caused limb weakness.
In this article, we report an unusual case of sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma that was characterized by widespread distant bony metastasis and impending spinal cord compression, but no pulmonary involvement.
Four of the children had spinal cord compression which required urgent decompression.
 
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