Osseous oligometastases from thymic carcinoma: a case report suggesting the effectiveness of palliative-intent radiotherapy treatment

BACKGROUND: Oligometastasis, a recently proposed concept, is defined as an intermediate state of cancer, between localized and systemic disease, that may be well controlled by local ablative treatment. Thymic carcinoma is a rare cancer with a poor prognosis. A definitive management approach has yet...

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Autores principales: Kashima, Jumpei, Horio, Hirotoshi, Okuma, Yusuke, Hosomi, Yukio, Hishima, Tsunekazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27013896
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S98914

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27013896
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S98914

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