Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

The authors thank Dr. sc. nat. ETH Martina Gosteli for performing the literature search and PD Dr. Gustav Andreisek for helpful comments in preparing the manuscript. There was no funding for the ...

The spinal nerves responsible for hip flexion (L1–3) correspond to the spinal cord segment located at the Th10–11 vertebral level, suggesting that the thoracic lesion was responsible for eliciting ...