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ArticleSurgical neurology international2023

Primary spinal epidural rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report.

Fahad Mahmood Okal, Abdulaziz Hamzah, Adnan Boubaker, Mohammed H Aref

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fahad Mahmood OkalDepartment of Surgery, Neurosurgery Section, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz HamzahCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Adnan BoubakerNeurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgical, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed H ArefDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz Hospital · SAKing Abdulaziz Medical City · SAKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SAKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a malignant childhood tumor that most commonly involves the skeletal muscles of the head and neck, genitourinary tract, limbs, and, rarely, the spine. Case Description: A 19-year-old male presented with cauda equina symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a C7/T1 homogeneously enhancing lesion, causing pathological fracture of the T1. Similar lesions were found on T3 and S1-S2 levels. CT-guided biopsy and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of highly malignant alveolar RMS. He underwent multi-level laminectomies with partial tumor debulking but was paraplegic postoperatively. Conclusion: Spinal RMS rarely involves the soft tissues of the spine and should be surgically resected if feasible. Nevertheless, the long-term prognosis is poor regarding tumor recurrence and metastases.

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ChemotherapyNeurosurgeryRadiotherapyRhabdomyosarcomaSpine

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PMID37025537
PMCPMC10070266
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