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Cavernous sinus syndrome caused by a metastasis of a thymic carcinoid tumor
Thymic carcinoid tumors belong to the group of mediastinal tumors, but are quite rare and usually carry a very poor prognosis. This report illustrates a case in which a thymic carcinoid tumor that had led to cavernous sinus syndrome was treated successfully. This is the first case report of a thymic...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3011341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21289952 |
Sumario: | Thymic carcinoid tumors belong to the group of mediastinal tumors, but are quite rare and usually carry a very poor prognosis. This report illustrates a case in which a thymic carcinoid tumor that had led to cavernous sinus syndrome was treated successfully. This is the first case report of a thymic carcinoid to metastasize to the cavernous sinus. |
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