title: [Early diagnosis of chordoma by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (author's transl)].
abstract: Successful surgical therapy or radiation of chordoma depends on an early morphologic diagnosis. Two cases of chordoma in the sphenooccipital region are reported, in which fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed. This method is controlled by X-ray. For gaining sufficient material it is superior to surgical biopsy. The cytomorphology of chordoma and its differential diagnosis are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002817:Chordoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Frühe Diagnose des Chordoms durch Feinnadelpunktion.