title: Does decompressive surgery improve outcome in patients with metastatic epidural spinal-cord compression?
authors.affiliation: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Stuart A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013534:Survival; D016896:Treatment Outcome