v Svensk sammanfattning vi Abbreviations viii List of papers ix Thesis at a glance x Introduction 1 Prostate cancer epidemiology 1 Bone metastasis in prostate cancer 3 Metastatic mechanisms 3 Interactions between prostate cancer cells and bone 4 Metastatic spinal cord compression 6 Frequency 6 Localization 6 Pathophysiology 6 Clinical symptoms 8 Diagnosis 9 Prognosis 9 Treatment 10 Spinal cord ...

UNLABELLED Primary bone lymphoma is a rare disease, and the main pathological type is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The occurrence of follicular, marginal zone and lymphoplasmacytic lymphomas is rare. Vertebras are also sites that can be affected, and spinal cord compression is reported in 14% of patients with vertebral involvement. However, there is no report on primary vertebral lymphoplasma...

Little is known about cell death in spinal cord tissue following compression injury, despite compression being a key component of spinal injuries. Currently models are used to mimic compression injury in animals and the effects of the compression evaluated by observing the extent and duration of recovery of normal motor function in the days and weeks following the injury. A fiber-optic photople...

STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective, single-institute, radiographical study. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to determine the correlation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings observed in metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) with post-treatment ambulatory status. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Previous studies have reported various predictors of ambulatory outcome in patients with MSCC, ...