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spinal-metastasis-1
Adjectival Hyphens
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"post-arachnoiditic adhesions"

Line 67:8 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-arachnoiditic'.
List Caps
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"Batson venous plexus"

Line 20:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.
Strong
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"For extradural lesions consider:"

Line 40:8 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>extradural lesions</strong>'

"For intradural extramedullary lesions consider (see also leptomeningeal metastases):"

Line 52:8 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>intradural extramedullary lesions</strong>'

"For intradural intramedullary lesions consider:"

Line 83:8 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>intradural intramedullary lesions</strong>'
Acronyms
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"medulloblastoma (PNET)"

Line 77:32 · 'PNET' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Oxford Comma
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"Each of these are discussed separately. Below are some general remarks on metastatic disease to the spine, theca and cord."

Line 10:104 · Use the Oxford comma in 'spine, theca and cord'.
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