Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 4 I 2016

Analysis and treatment results of spinal Metastases; ten years’ experience of Alexandria clinical oncology department

Yousri A. Rostom, Amal M. Omran, Ahmed Y. Moustafa, Maher Soliman, Laila M. Abu Elwafa

Biolife; 2016, 4(4), pp 619-623

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7344842

Abstract:

This study attempted to review the medical records of all patients with spinal bone metastases presented to Alexandria Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department (ACOD), Alexandria Main University Hospital during the period from January 2003 to December 2012.

Keywords:

Spinal metastases, clinical oncology, breast cancer, prostate cancer and multiple myeloma.

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Article Dates:

Received: 1 October 2016; Accepted: 19 November 2016; Published: 2 December 2016

How To Cite:

Yousri A. Rostom, Amal M. Omran, Ahmed Y. Moustafa, Maher Soliman, & Laila M. Abu Elwafa. (2022). Analysis and treatment results of spinal Metastases; ten years experience of Alexandria clinical oncology department. Biolife, 4(4), 619–623. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7344842

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