Giant dumbbell tumor of the posterior mediastinum
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Giant dumbbell tumor of the posterior mediastinum Džinovski dumbbell tumor zadnjeg medijastinuma
Background. Giant dumbbell-shaped tumors are very rare and characterized by intraand extraspinal propagation of different dimensions. In thoracal localization, invasive growth can lead up to rib and vertebra erosion. Case report. We presented a 54-year-old woman with a giant dumbbell schwannoma in the posterior mediastinum. The tumor was removed by the posterior approach with hemilaminectomy an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Military Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal of Serbia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0042-8450,2406-0720
DOI: 10.2298/vsp0911909m