Outcomes of Palliative Radiotherapy in Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression in Lung Cancer—A Prospective Observational Study from Tata Memorial Hospital

• Published in: South Asian journal of cancer Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 120 - 126
• Main Authors: Tibdewal, Anil, Sharma, Alisha, Gurram, Lavanya, Mummudi, Naveen, Agarwal, Jaiprakash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: A-12, Second Floor, Sector -2, NOIDA -201301, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd 01.04.2021; Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd
• Subjects: ambulation; cord compression; lung cancer; Original : Lung Cancer; Original Article: Lung Cancer; radiotherapy; lung cancer; radiotherapy; cord compression; ambulation

Abstract Background Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) secondary to lung cancer (LC) is a debilitating complication associated with poor prognosis and is commonly treated with radiotherapy (RT). There is no consensus for RT dose fractionation in spinal cord compression. Methods Fort...