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case_images: Changes in tumor size across time points. Figure 1A: At diagnosis (June 2023). Figure 1B: On admission (January 2024). Figure 1C: After 24 sessions of oncothermia (April 2024). Figure 1D: After 36 sessions of oncothermia (July 2024)
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case_images: The MRI revealed an extra-axial mass lesion at the large anterior cervico-medullary junction, extending from the C1 vertebra, measuring 29x27x26 mm (APxTRxCC), compressing the medulla (Figure 1A). The second MRI on January 2024 revealed the progression of the disease, where the lesion increased in size measuring 3.1x3.2x2.8 cm (APxTRxCC), compressing and displacing medulla oblongata (Figure 1B). Figure 1C illustrates the changes in the brain MRI. We repeated an MRI after one week of completion of the 36th session of oncothermia, which suggested no interval change in the size of the tumor lesion (2.8x3.5x2.8 cm) compared to the previous MRI on April 2024 (Figure 1D).
case_images: Timeline of events
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case_images: A comprehensive timeline of events is depicted in Figure 2.