ACR Appropriateness Criteria Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression and Recurrent Spinal Metastasis
07/23/15 Portland, Ore.
Abstract
Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) is an oncologic emergency and if left untreated,permanent paralysis will ensue.
Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology–Bone Metastases:Simon Shek-Man Lo, MB, ChB, FACR,1 Samuel Ryu, MD,2 Eric L. Chang, MD,3 Nicholas Galanopoulos, MD,4Joshua Jones, MD,5 Edward Y. Kim, MD,6 Charlotte D. Kubicky, MD, PhD,7 Charles P. Lee, MD,8Peter S. Rose, MD,9 Arjun Sahgal, MD, FRCPC,10 Andrew E. Sloan, MD, FACS, FAANS,11 Bin S. Teh, MD, FACR,12Bryan J. Traughber, MD,13 Catherine Van Poznak, MD,14 and Andrew D. Vassil, MD15