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Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled "Malignant triton tumor: Grand Round presentation of a rare aggressive case thoracolumbar spine tumor" by S. Ghailane et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017: DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5277-2)

Author: David Choi

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 6/2019

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The authors report a case of malignant triton tumor of the spine, presenting at the thoracolumbar spine of a 70-year-old gentleman, with back pain and left leg pain of 2 years duration [1]. Unfortunately, 3 months after complete marginal resection, the patient developed local recurrence and seeding to the cauda equina, and died 10 months after diagnosis. …

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Title: Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled "Malignant triton tumor: Grand Round presentation of a rare aggressive case thoracolumbar spine tumor" by S. Ghailane et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017: DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5277-2)
Author: David Choi
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5607-z

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