Nasopharyngeal carcinoma with spinal secondaries.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma has been reported to have a higher incidence of distant metastases as compared to other head and neck cancers. Distant metastases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma has been reported in the bones, lungs, liver, distant lymph nodes, brain and porta hepatis. This report presents a case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with secondaries in the extradural space at the thoracic level of the spinal cord which hitherto has been an unreported site.
School of Medical Sciences (USM), Kota Bharu, Malaysia.
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Elango
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Kareem
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Chandrasekaran
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Azman
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging