Unusual Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Cancer to the Thoracic Spine: A Case Report, New Surgical Management Proposal, and Review of the Literature.

Ariel Takayanagi; Omid Hariri; Hammad Ghanchi; Dan E Miulli; Javed Siddiqi; Frank Vrionis; Farbod Asgarzadie

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.1132

Unusual Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Cancer to the Thoracic Spine: A Case Report, New Surgical Management Proposal, and Review of the Literature.

Ariel Takayanagi
, Omid Hariri
, Hammad Ghanchi
, Dan E Miulli
, Javed Siddiqi
, Frank Vrionis
, Farbod Asgarzadie

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.1132
State	Published - Apr 3 2017

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Radiology
Surgery

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