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ArticleDer Orthopade2021

[Case report of an osseous (and lymphogenic) thymic carcinoma in an adult].

R Theermann, M Ohlmeier, C H Hartwig, T Wolff, T Gehrke, M Citak

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Article in Der Orthopade, 2021. 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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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

R TheermannAbteilung für Gelenkchirurgie, Helios ENDO-Klinik, Holstenstraße 2, 22767, Hamburg, Deutschland. ralf.theermann@helios-gesundheit.de.
M OhlmeierAbteilung für Gelenkchirurgie, Helios ENDO-Klinik, Holstenstraße 2, 22767, Hamburg, Deutschland.
C H HartwigAbteilung für Gelenkchirurgie, Helios ENDO-Klinik, Holstenstraße 2, 22767, Hamburg, Deutschland.
T WolffOnkologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Lerchenfeld 14, 22303, Hamburg, Deutschland.
T GehrkeAbteilung für Gelenkchirurgie, Helios ENDO-Klinik, Holstenstraße 2, 22767, Hamburg, Deutschland.
M CitakAbteilung für Gelenkchirurgie, Helios ENDO-Klinik, Holstenstraße 2, 22767, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Helios Endo-Klinik Hamburg · DELehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg · USPraxis für Hämatologie und Onkologie · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A Thymic carcinoma in adults is rare. We present the case of a 47-year-old man, who was treated conservatively for spondylolisthesis L5/S1 in our institution for several years. In the further course, the patient complained about pain exacerbation with acute lower back pain. Cross-sectional scanning showed a tumor of the lumbar vertebral body three. A biopsy of this mass revealed a metastatic thymic carcinoma of the squamous cells. After palliative therapy, the patient died 9 months after initial diagnosis.

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Spinal FusionSpondylolisthesisThymomaThymus NeoplasmsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedLower back painLumbar vertebraePalliative therapySpondylolisthesisThymoma

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