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Editorial

Novel Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Management of Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression

Balamurugan A Vellayappan1 Department of Radiation Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, National University Health System, Singapore119228Correspondence[email protected]
,
Naresh Kumar2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore119228
,
Eric L Chang3 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA90089, USA
,
Arjun Sahgal4 Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONM4N 3M5, Canada
,
Andrew E Sloan5 Department of Neurological Surgery, Seidman Cancer Center & University Hospitals – Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH44106, USA
&
Simon S Lo6 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA98195, USA
Pages 1665-1668 | Received 16 Feb 2018, Accepted 16 Mar 2018, Published online: 25 Jun 2018

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