title: Intracranial chordoma in a preadolescent. Case report.
abstract: Chordomas are rare tumors derived from notochord remnants occurring primarily in the sacrum, clivus, and cervical regions. Exceptionally, these tumors occur in children, though usually in the sacrum. Eight cases of clivus chordoma have been described in preteenagers. In this report, a clival chordoma with unusual radiologic features is described in an 11-year-old boy. The literature regarding this entity is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Oppenheim
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Rosenblum
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sacher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rothman
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed