Epidural Metastasis in Malignant Thymoma Mimicking Epidural Abscess: Case Report and Literature Review

Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are rare epithelial tumors that originate from the thymus gland. Extrathoracic metastases occur in the liver, kidney, and bone in 1% to 15% of patients. Although thymoma and thymic carcinoma exhibit highly aggressive biological behavior, spinal metastasis is rare. We des...

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Autores principales: Kim, Ji Yoon, Lee, Young Seok, Kang, Dong Ho, Kim, Min Hye, Lee, Jeong Hee, Lee, Chul Hee, Park, In Sung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29301178
http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2017.14.4.162

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29301178
http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2017.14.4.162

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