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Epidural extension of vertebral metastases is not an independent predictor of prognosis after therapy in breast cancer patients

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  1. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Federico Ampil, Kent Broussard & Moiz Vora

  2. Louisiana State University Health and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Federico Ampil, Kent Broussard & Moiz Vora

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Ampil, F., Broussard, K. & Vora, M. Epidural extension of vertebral metastases is not an independent predictor of prognosis after therapy in breast cancer patients. J Neurooncol 125, 437–438 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-015-1914-y

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