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spinal cord compression

any process that results in pressure on the spinal cord, the spinal nerve trunks, or both. Pressure on the spinal cord can cause numbness, paralysis, or incontinence of stool or urine. This can happen when cancer spreads to the spine. See also spinal cord, incontinence.

What causes pain in people with cancer?

... Spinal cord compression: When a tumor spreads to the spine, it can press
on the spinal cord. This is called spinal cord compression. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/pain/paindiary/pain-control-causes-of-cancer-pain

How are bone metastases diagnosed?

... Because an MRI scan is very useful for looking at the spine and spinal cord,
it is the standard test used if spinal cord compression is suspected. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis

Treating problems caused by bone metastases

... Spinal cord compression: When cancer threatens to paralyze, it's an ... will spread
to a bone in the spine. ... to press against the spinal cord, causing the ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-treating-problems-caused-by-bone-mets

Cancer Glossary

... Pressure on the spinal cord can cause numbness, paralysis, or ... can happen
when cancer spreads to the spine. See also spinal cord, incontinence. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=s

Bone Metastasis

... Because an MRI scan is very useful for looking at the spine and spinal cord,
it is the standard test used if spinal cord compression is suspected. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003087-pdf.pdf

Cancer Glossary

... Pressure on the spinal cord can cause numbness, paralysis, or ... can happen
when cancer spreads to the spine. See also spinal cord, incontinence. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=S

How are bone metastases diagnosed?

... Because an MRI scan is very useful for looking at the spine and spinal cord,
it is the standard test used if spinal cord compression is suspected. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis?ssdomainnum=5c38e88&ssdomainnum=5c38e88&url=http%3A//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%3Furl%3Dhttp%253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%253furl%253dhttp%25253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25253furl%25253dhttp%2525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525253furl%2525253dhttp%252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525253furl%252525253dhttp%25252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525253furl%25252525253dhttp%2525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525253furl%2525252525253dhttp%252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525252525253furl%252525252525253dhttp%25252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525252525253furl%25252525252525253dhttp%2525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525252525253furl%2525252525252525253dhttp%252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525252525252525253furl%252525252525252525253dhttp%25252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525252525252525253furl%25252525252525252525253dhttp%2525252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525252525252525253fdocselected%25252525252525252525252

How are bone metastases diagnosed?

... Because an MRI scan is very useful for looking at the spine and spinal cord,
it is the standard test used if spinal cord compression is suspected. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis?ssdomainnum=5c38e88&url=http%3A//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%3Furl%3Dhttp%253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%253furl%253dhttp%25253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25253furl%25253dhttp%2525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525253furl%2525253dhttp%252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525253furl%252525253dhttp%25252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525253furl%25252525253dhttp%2525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525253furl%2525252525253dhttp%252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525252525253furl%252525252525253dhttp%25252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525252525253furl%25252525252525253dhttp%2525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525252525253furl%2525252525252525253dhttp%252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525252525252525253furl%252525252525252525253dhttp%25252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525252525252525253furl%25252525252525252525253dhttp%2525252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525252525252525253fdocselected%2525252525252525252525253dbone-metastasis-r

How are bone metastases diagnosed?

... Because an MRI scan is very useful for looking at the spine and spinal cord,
it is the standard test used if spinal cord compression is suspected. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis?ssdomainnum=5c38e88&url=http%3A//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%3Furl%3Dhttp%253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%253furl%253dhttp%25253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25253furl%25253dhttp%2525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525253furl%2525253dhttp%252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525253furl%252525253dhttp%25252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525253furl%25252525253dhttp%2525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525253furl%2525252525253dhttp%252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525252525253furl%252525252525253dhttp%25252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525252525253furl%25252525252525253dhttp%2525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525252525253furl%2525252525252525253dhttp%252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525252525252525253furl%252525252525252525253dhttp%25252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525252525252525253furl%25252525252525252525253dhttp%2525252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525252525252525253fdocselected%2525252525252525252525253dbone-metastasis-t

How are bone metastases diagnosed?

... Because an MRI scan is very useful for looking at the spine and spinal cord,
it is the standard test used if spinal cord compression is suspected. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis?ssdomainnum=5c38e88&ssdomainnum=5c38e88&ssdomainnum=5c38e88&url=http%3A//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%3Furl%3Dhttp%253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%253furl%253dhttp%25253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25253furl%25253dhttp%2525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525253furl%2525253dhttp%252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525253furl%252525253dhttp%25252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525253furl%25252525253dhttp%2525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525253furl%2525252525253dhttp%252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525252525253furl%252525252525253dhttp%25252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525252525253furl%25252525252525253dhttp%2525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525252525253furl%2525252525252525253dhttp%252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%252525252525252525253furl%252525252525252525253dhttp%25252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%25252525252525252525253furl%25252525252525252525253dhttp%2525252525252525252525253a//www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/bonemetastasis/bone-metastasis-diagnosis%2525252525252525252525253fdocselected%252