title: Malignant spinal cord compression: a hospice emergency.
abstract: Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) is an uncommon but debilitating complication of advanced malignancy. Clinician knowledge about diagnosis, prognosis, therapy, and hospice referral is important if MSCC patients are to be treated in an optimal way.
authors.affiliation: NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Avery
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*