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Spinal metastases from glioblastoma are extremely rare and may be misdiagnosed leading to a delay in investigation and treatment. Patient outcomes are poor with a high morbidity and mortality. Metastases are seen in the context of increasing survival due to improvements in glioblastoma therapies. We report a case of a patient developing a thoracic spinal cord metastasis while receiving anti-angiogenesis therapy with bevacizumab.
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Lomax, A.J., Yannakou, C.K. & Rosenthal, M.A. Spinal cord metastasis in a patient treated with bevacizumab for glioblastoma. Targ Oncol 8, 153–155 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11523-013-0270-0
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