title: Cranial chordoma in the first decade.
abstract: Cranial chordomas are extremely rare in childhood with only 25 cases having been reported in the first decade of life. A 6-year-old female child with cranial chordoma is reported. Literature on the subject is reviewed, with special reference to the management, histopathological features and prognosis in childhood chordomas as compared to the adult variety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kak
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Khosla
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Radotra
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002817:Chordoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed