“…Lastly, when calculating DSS, we censored patients who died of other causes, but it is unclear how SEER made these determinations and how stringent the protocols were for ensuring their accuracy. Nevertheless, the SEER database provides us with robust longitudinal cross‐institutional data with standardized reporting and high external validity . As such, we hope physicians will consider this analysis in their decision‐making process when managing patients with MSSCC.…”