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PANCOAST TUMOUR WITH SPINE RESECTION - CASE REPORT
Cabral, Daniel; Rodrigues, Cristina; Torres, Carolina; Teixeira, Wilson; Livraghi, Sérgio; Antunes, Mariana; Félix, FranciscoPancoast tumours are defined as tumours arising from the upper lobe and invading the thoracic inlet,representing less than 5% of all lung cancers. Clinical features depend on the involved structures. For many years invasion of the spine was considered unresectable and fatal. Due to the progress in spine surgery, en bloc resection including the spine is nowadays possible. We report the first case of a successful...
A Rare Case of Radiculopathy: Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia of the Sacrum
Teixeira, Joaquim Cruz; Simão, Diogo Cardoso; Pimentel, José; Livraghi, SérgioFibrous dysplasia is a bone disease characterized by an osteoblastic dysfunction resulting in a fibrous replacement of the normal medullary bone. We describe the case of a 33-year-old who presented with low back pain irradiating to her right leg. Both the computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging showed an osteolytic, multicystic lesion of the right hemi-sacrum with invasion of the right S1 forame...