Unusual association of FSHD and extramedullary thoracic tumour in the same patient: a case report.
In the recent literature the association of facioscapulohumeral-dystrophy (FSHD) with some hereditary neuromuscular diseases in the same patient has been reported. We present the first case in which the genetically confirmed familial FSHD is associated with an extramedullary thoracic tumour.
Kazakov
V
V
Department of Neurology, Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia. valerykazakov@mail.ru
Rudenko
D
D
Schulev
J
J
Pozdnyakov
A
A
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications*; D020391:Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral / Q000150:complications*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae