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      Comportamiento del síndrome de compresión medular tumoral en los pacientes del Hospital Vladimir Ilich Lenin Translated title: Tumor Spinal Cord Compression Syndrome Behavior in Patients of Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital

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          Introducción: el síndrome de compresión medular es una urgencia oncológica y neurológica de mal pronóstico, el diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz son los factores claves para evitar el daño neurológico severo e irreversible. Objetivo: caracterizar el comportamiento del síndrome de compresión medular tumoral en urgencias oncológicas. Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de serie de casos. El universo estuvo constituido por 328 pacientes atendidos en la Consulta de Radioterapia del Centro Oncológico del Hospital Vladimir Ilich Lenin por urgencias oncológicas en el año 2010, y la muestra estuvo confromada por 41 pacientes con síndrome de compresión medular tumoral. Se caracterizaron las variables: edad , sexo, localización del tumor primario, síntoma neurológico predominante, segmento de la columna vertebral afectado y la respuesta al tratamiento radiante. Resultados: el sexo masculino fue el más afectado (56,1%). Las localizaciones tumorales prevalentes fueron el pulmón en los hombres (47,8%) y la mama en las mujeres (44,4%). El 82,9% de los pacientes se encontraban entre 40 y 79 años, y el dolor espinal fue el síntoma más frecuente (70,73%). El segmento torácico de la columna vertebral fue el más afectado con un 63,4% y la respuesta a la radioterapia fue buena en el 73,1% de los pacientes. Conclusiones: el síndrome de compresión tumoral predominó en el sexo masculino mayores de 40 años con el dolor como síntoma principal y como causas básicas los tumores de pulmón, próstata y mama. Se obtuvo buena respuesta al tratamiento radiante en la mayoría de los pacientes, lográndose así un efecto terapéutico adecuado

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          Introduction: spinal cord compression syndrome is an oncologic emergency and neurological disease of poor prognosis, the diagnosis and early treatment are key factors to prevent severe and irreversible neurological damage. Objective: to characterize the behavior of tumor spinal cord compression syndrome in oncologic emergencies. Method: a descriptive study of series of cases was performed. The universe comprised 328 patients treated at Radiation Therapy Consultation of Oncology Center, located at Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital. The sample was comprised 41 patients with tumor spinal cord compression syndrome. Some variables were analyzed such as: age, sex, location of primary tumor, neurological symptom, predominant spinal affected segment and response to radiation treatment. Results: males were the most affected ones (56.1%). The prevalent tumor sites were the lung in men (47.8%) and breast cancer in women (44.4%). 82.9% of patients were between 40 and 79 years, and spinal pain was the most frequent symptom (70.73%). The thoracic segment of the spine was the most affected one (63.4%) and there was a good response to radiotherapy in 73.1% of patients. Conclusions: the predominant tumor compression syndrome in men older than 40 years with the pain as the main symptom and tumors causes such as lung, prostate and breast. Radiotherapy treatment was effective in most of patients.

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                Journal
                ccm
                Correo Científico Médico
                ccm
                Universidad Ciencias Médicas de Holguín (Holguín, , Cuba )
                1560-4381
                September 2013
                : 17
                : 3
                : 257-265
                Affiliations
                [01] Holguín orgnameHospital General Universitario Vladimir Ilich Lenin Cuba
                Article
                S1560-43812013000300002 S1560-4381(13)01700302
                ffe16583-5b3e-40b2-8e79-837212e14d62

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 02 May 2012
                : 20 May 2013
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 15, Pages: 9
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                dolor óseo,radioterapia,compresión medular tumoral,osseous pain,radiotherapy,spinal cord compression

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