1. Incidence and Treatment Patterns in Hospitalizations for Malignant Spinal Cord Compression in the United States, 1998–2006 
Kimberley S. Mak, B.A., Leslie K. Lee, B.Sc., Raymond H. Mak, M.D., Shuang Wang, Ph.D., John Pile-Spellman, M.D., Janet L. Abrahm, M.D., Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D., Tracy A. Balboni, M.D., M.P.H. 
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 
Volume 80, Issue 3, Pages (July 2011)
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2. Fig. 1
Proportion of cases, average annual incidence among patients dying of cancer, and inpatient mortality rate by underlying cancer diagnosis in malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC)-related hospitalizations, 1998–2006. CNS = central nervous system; GI = gastrointestinal; N/A = not available. *Estimates of average annual incidence of MSCC-related hospitalization among patients dying of cancer, plotted on a log scale. Error bars represent standard deviation. †Error bars represent standard errors among sample clusters. ‡Raw incidence; not age-adjusted. ‖Two or more International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision codes for primary cancers listed. ¶International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision codes for neoplasms with an undetermined histologic diagnosis, such as those with diagnosis still in process. §Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results cancer death data not available for histologic subtype. **Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavities, middle ear, and accessory sinuses; pleura; thymus, heart, and mediastinum; other and ill-defined sites within the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs; male breast; placenta; other and unspecified female organs; testis; penis and other male genital organs; eye; endocrine glands and related structures; as well as Kaposi's sarcoma and neuroendocrine tumors. ††Include cancers originating in the gallbladder, small intestine, peritoneum, and retroperitoneum, but not the esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, colon, rectum, or anus.
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