Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant neoplasm arising from the mucosal epithelium of the nasopharynx, mainly within the lateral nasopharyngeal recess or Fossa of Rosenmuller. Distant metastasis to the cervical spine is the least common site in the vertebral system. This is a case of a 37-ye...
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| author | Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri Ayeop, Mohd Adham Shah Awang, Mohamed Saufi Abd. Aziz, Azian Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril Abdul Razak, Azlina |
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| description | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant neoplasm arising from the mucosal epithelium of the nasopharynx, mainly within the lateral nasopharyngeal recess or Fossa of Rosenmuller. Distant metastasis to the cervical spine is the least common site in the vertebral system. This is a case of a 37-year-old lady with stage IV C nasopharyngeal carcinoma with local extension to the cervical spine who presented with right upper limb weakness. |
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| spelling | iium-298332021-02-01T01:01:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29833/ Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri Ayeop, Mohd Adham Shah Awang, Mohamed Saufi Abd. Aziz, Azian Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril Abdul Razak, Azlina RB Pathology RC254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) RD701 Orthopedics Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant neoplasm arising from the mucosal epithelium of the nasopharynx, mainly within the lateral nasopharyngeal recess or Fossa of Rosenmuller. Distant metastasis to the cervical spine is the least common site in the vertebral system. This is a case of a 37-year-old lady with stage IV C nasopharyngeal carcinoma with local extension to the cervical spine who presented with right upper limb weakness. Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2012-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29833/1/Vol11No2_Pg58-61.pdf Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri and Ayeop, Mohd Adham Shah and Awang, Mohamed Saufi and Abd. Aziz, Azian and Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril and Abdul Razak, Azlina (2012) Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 11 (2). pp. 58-61. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/ |
| spellingShingle | RB Pathology RC254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) RD701 Orthopedics Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri Ayeop, Mohd Adham Shah Awang, Mohamed Saufi Abd. Aziz, Azian Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril Abdul Razak, Azlina Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report |
| title | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report |
| title_full | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report |
| title_fullStr | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report |
| title_short | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report |
| title_sort | nasopharyngeal carcinoma presented with right upper limb weakness : a case report |
| topic | RB Pathology RC254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) RD701 Orthopedics |
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