PMC3201606_01
The lesion process extending to the right posterior hemi-arch of the eighth thoracic vertebrae (TH8), responsible for an important spinal cord compression at this level.
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F1
Th8 to Th10, with spinal cord compression. The lesion was hypo-intense on T1-weighted images and hyper-intense on T2-weighted images (Figure 1, 2).
The lesion process extending to the right posterior hemi-arch of the ninth (TH9), responsible for an important spinal cord compression at this level.
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F2
Th8 to Th10, with spinal cord compression. The lesion was hypo-intense on T1-weighted images and hyper-intense on T2-weighted images (Figure 1, 2).
Fungal organisms with thick capsules, a granulomatous inflammatory process without necrosis, an abundant eosinophile cytoplasm and cells with a dark ring in the periphery. Marking cytokeratin was negative (hematoxylin eosin, original x 100)
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F3
There were no malignant cells (Figure 3).