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What does mass effect on exiting nerve root compromise possible compression on cervical spine mri mean
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Pinched nerve: Sounds like you have a disc or boney compression on a nerve exiting from your cervical spinal canal. Unlikely to be a tumor or infection.
Answered 4/24/2016
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