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| Year : 1990 | Volume
: 44
| Issue : 11 | Page : 304-6 |
Occult carcinoma esophagus metastatic to spine producing paraplegia--a case report and review of literature.
R Kaushal, S Sharma, S Singhal, S Ghoshal, AP Sandhu, R Singh, NM Gupta
Dept. of Surg, PGIMER, Chandigarh,
Correspondence Address:
R Kaushal
Dept. of Surg, PGIMER, Chandigarh
PMID: 2093083
An extremely rare case of asymptomatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus metastatic to the spine leading to paraplegia is reported. The rarity of such an event signifies the relationship between hypercalcaemia and carcinoma of the esophagus. Its occurrence as a second silent primary neoplasm and its association with a negative esophagogram is highlighted.
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