title: [Cervical chordoma].
abstract: Chordoma is an uncommon neoplasia with very aggressive behavior and very high local recurrence rate. It remains a difficult problem for the surgeon. A case of cervical chordoma in a 30 years old woman is reported. The patient had a retropharyngeal mass and changes in the quality of speech. A transoral approach was used to obtain complete removal. The biological, clinical and diagnostic characteristic of cervical chordomas are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital de la Seguridad Social Miguel Servet, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández Liesa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fraile Rodrigo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivares Esteban
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez Obón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eiras Ajuria
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Miguel Hernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Cordoma cervical.