Most often from cancer
Multiple myeloma, lymphoma, prostate, lung, breast
Site of Compression:  Thoracic > Cervical > Lumbar
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Multiple myeloma, lymphoma, prostate, lung, breast
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Cauda equina syndrome
Conus medullaris syndrome
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Syringomyelia<unk> <unk>  injury<unk> (non-traumatic)
Cauda equina syndrome
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Epidural hematoma<unk> 
Syringomyelia
Spinal cord compression 
Complete spinal cord transection syndrome
Malignant spinal cord compression
Anterior cord syndrome
Epidural compression syndromes
Central cord syndrome
Spinal stenosis
Brown-Séquard syndrome