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ArticleClinical case reports2016

Recurrent spinal metastasis of a sporadic medullary carcinoma of the thyroid after radiation therapy: a case report and review of the literature.

Christopher Munoz-Bendix, Antonio Santacroce, Kristin Gierga, Frank W Floeth, Hans-Jakob Steiger, Marco Antonio Penalonzo, Sven Oliver Eicker

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher Munoz-BendixDepartment of Neurosurgery Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2414-2463
Antonio SantacroceDepartment of Radiation Oncology Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany.
Kristin GiergaDepartment of Neuropathology Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany.
Frank W FloethDepartment of Neurosurgery Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany.
Hans-Jakob SteigerDepartment of Neurosurgery Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany.
Marco Antonio PenalonzoDepartment of Surgery Francisco Marroquin University Guatemala City Guatemala.
Sven Oliver EickerDepartment of Neurosurgery Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany; Department of Neurosurgery University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg Germany.
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEUniversidad Francisco Marroquín · GTUniversität Hamburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sporadic Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid is a relatively uncommon entity and at the time of diagnosis, most already present loco-regional metastasis. Therapy should be aggressive to reduce recurrence and mortality. Follow-up period should continue lifelong and should also include calcium/pentagastrin infusion test, as well as 6-month interval diagnostic imaging.

Indexed as

Neoadjuvant Radiation TherapyRecurrent Spinal MetastasisSpinal MetastasisSporadic Medullary Carcinoma of the ThyroidThyroid Metastasis

Identifiers

PMID26783427
PMCPMC4706409
OpenAlexW2139888263

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