title: [Unusual chordoma of the neck region simulating salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma].
abstract: We report a 34-year-old woman with a cervical chordoma consisting of an intraspinal and extraspinal portion. The extraspinal component of the tumor invaded the deeper structures of the left side of the neck, and was subjected to repeated partial removal. It was misinterpreted as pleomorphic adenoma of salivary gland origin, whereas the intraspinal portion was a neurilemmoma with unusual mucous degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Humboldt-Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Werbs
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dörste
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D002817:Chordoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Ungewöhnliches, ein pleomorphes Speicheldrüsenadenom imitierendes Chordom der Halsregion.