A Shock-Like Pain and Inability to Ambulate: Thoracic Spinal Cord Compression from Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma commonly metastasizes to organs, but there are few reports of vertebral metastases causing cord compression. Here, we present a case of thoracic cord compression in a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Providers' and patient's awareness of this risk is...

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Autores principales: Chen, Kay, Abbassi, Mashya, Ko, Naomi Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33776682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000509511
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spelling pubmed-79835352021-03-26 A Shock-Like Pain and Inability to Ambulate: Thoracic Spinal Cord Compression from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Chen, Kay Abbassi, Mashya Ko, Naomi Y. Case Rep Oncol Case Report Hepatocellular carcinoma commonly metastasizes to organs, but there are few reports of vertebral metastases causing cord compression. Here, we present a case of thoracic cord compression in a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Providers' and patient's awareness of this risk is important, as this is an oncological emergency. S. Karger AG 2021-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7983535/ /pubmed/33776682 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000509511 Text en Copyright © 2021 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Chen, Kay
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A Shock-Like Pain and Inability to Ambulate: Thoracic Spinal Cord Compression from Hepatocellular Carcinoma
title A Shock-Like Pain and Inability to Ambulate: Thoracic Spinal Cord Compression from Hepatocellular Carcinoma
title_full A Shock-Like Pain and Inability to Ambulate: Thoracic Spinal Cord Compression from Hepatocellular Carcinoma
title_fullStr A Shock-Like Pain and Inability to Ambulate: Thoracic Spinal Cord Compression from Hepatocellular Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed A Shock-Like Pain and Inability to Ambulate: Thoracic Spinal Cord Compression from Hepatocellular Carcinoma
title_short A Shock-Like Pain and Inability to Ambulate: Thoracic Spinal Cord Compression from Hepatocellular Carcinoma
title_sort shock-like pain and inability to ambulate: thoracic spinal cord compression from hepatocellular carcinoma
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33776682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000509511
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