Medullary Compression Syndrome in Oncological Diseases Patient

Abstract

The medullary compression syndrome is an oncological and neurological emergency of bad prognosis. It is presented in a similar way in both sexes and any neoplasic illness disseminated can cause it. The search of information, for this review, was carried out in the databases of PubMed, EBSCO, Cuban’s medical magazines, and materials of Oncology from the library of Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital. Aspects like etiology, localization, phisiopatology, diagnosis and treatment were described. To achieve better results in the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology, patient with oncological illnesses and its relatives, should be educated about the possible complications of its illness.

Keywords: tumor medullary compression, oncologic emergencies, bone pain, radiotherapy.