Acute Paraparesis Caused by a Giant Cell Tumor of the Thoracic Spine

Acute Paraparesis Caused by a Giant Cell Tumor of the Thoracic Spine

Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a benign but locally aggressive skeletal neoplasm of young adults. GCT located in the spine is relatively rare and may need a combination of surgical and adjunctive therapies. Here we present a patient who had intermittent thoracic back pain for two weeks and experienced an...

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Main Authors: Liang-Chun Chao, Wei-Sheng Juan, Che-Chao Chang, Shih-Huang Tai, Ming-Tsung Chuang, Chun-I Sze, Yu-Chang Hung, E-Jian Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
Subjects:
acute paraparesis
pathological fracture
spinal giant cell tumor
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300616300520

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