Metastatic carcinoid tumour with spinal cord compression
Carcinoid tumours are rare with an incidence of 5.25/100,000. They predominantly originate in the gastrointestinal tract (50-60%) or bronchopulmonary system (25-30%). Common sites of metastasis are lymph nodes, liver, lungs and bone. Spinal metastasis are rare, but has been reported in patients with...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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JSCR Publishing Ltd
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649551/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960730 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.7.5 |