Publications by authors named "Geetha R Nair"
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- Chordomas are rare, slow-growing malignant tumors of the spine, typically treated with surgery and/or radiation, but little is known about untreated cases, especially for sacral chordomas.!* -
- A 65-year-old man with a confirmed sacral chordoma chose conservative care over surgery, managing to maintain good quality of life and stability in his neurological condition for 7.5 years despite the tumor's progression.!* -
- This case is unique in literature as it highlights an untreated sacral chordoma, showing that patient survival can be comparable to treated cases, even with unfavorable factors like age and tumor location.!*
Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor (mixed connective tissue variant) (PMT-MCT) are tumors that may cause tumor-induced osteomalacia and rarely appear intracranially. The authors describe the case of an 8-year-old girl who was found to have PMT-MCT with involvement of the cerebellar hemisphere and a small tumor pedicle breaching the dura mater and involving the skull. This was removed surgically in gross-total fashion without further complication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary gastrointestinal (GI) lymphomas constitute 5%-10% of all gastrointestinal tumors. Involvement of the entire GI tract as multiple polypoid lesions is very rare. Multiple lymphomatous polyposis is a distinctive and rare type of malignant GI lymphoma.
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