title: [Orbital chordoma].
abstract: The clinical course, autopsy findings and histological appearance are described in a case of malignant chordoma of the skull base involving the orbits, paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, and the middle and posterior cranial fossa. Exophthalmos developed early as an unusual symptom in association with ocular pareses, visual detoriation and visual field loss. The clinical and histological characteristics of this rare tumour are briefly reviewed and compared with the findings in the present case.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002817:Chordoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Chordom der Orbita.