title: Spinal cord compression by epidural tumors in childhood.
abstract: Epidural malignancy is the most common cause of nontraumatic spinal cord compression in children. Many different tumors may cause compression, either at presentation or sometime during treatment. Treatment options include surgery, irradiation, and chemotherapy. The decision as to the correct option depends on the tumor type and the degree of compression present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raffel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004824:Epidural Space; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed