Neal Chawla Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Cerebrallary mass
Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mr. Neal Chawla, belongs to the department of Neurosurgery, interest in the field of Cerebrallary mass; Toxoplasmosis; Immunocompromised patient, From Santa Monica, California, USA
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Author(s): William E Mendanha, Neal Chawla, Madhuri Sudan, Susan V Bukata, Imran Syed, Suzan P Arasheben, Kumar K Sankhala and Sant P Chawla
We present a case of locally recurring giant cell tumor (GCT) of the bone in the cervical spine of a 12-year-old girl. After three surgeries with two resulting in negative margins, adjuvant chemotherapy with Doxorubicin and Ifosfamide, and two local recurrences of the GCT of the bone within the cervical spine, she was started on a Denosumab clinical trial at the age of 13 years. The patient’s pain and neurologic symptoms decreased significantly within a few weeks and disappeared after 5 months. She has been receiving monthly Denosumab for over five years, totaling 68 doses to date, and will c... view moreĀ»