Cancer · UKMLA & AKT
Spinal cord compression (metastatic)
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- MSCC affects ~5% of cancer patients - a true oncological emergency
- Most common primary sources: breast (~21%), lung (~19%), prostate (~8%) - breast is most common in women
- ~10% of MSCC patients have no prior cancer diagnosis at presentation
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