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ArticleRadiology case reports2018

Metastatic biphasic pleural mesothelioma presenting with cauda equina syndrome.

Pritesh Pranay, Viktor Serafimov, Julia Hall, Amit Goel, Majid Mushtaq

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Pritesh PranayFrimley Health NHS Trust, Frimley UK.
Viktor SerafimovDarent Valley Hospital, Kent, UK.
Julia HallMaidstone and Tunsbridge Wells Hospital, Kent UK.
Amit GoelMaidstone and Tunsbridge Wells Hospital, Kent UK.
Majid MushtaqDarent Valley Hospital, Kent, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patient with previous asbestos exposure on a watchful wait and watch regime presents acutely with cauda equina syndrome. Radiological imaging confirmed a mass with direct invasion of the spinal cord. Histology confirmed metastatic pleural mesothelioma.

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central nervous systemCompressionIntramedullaryMesotheliomaMetastasisPleural

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PMID29977434
PMCPMC6026097

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