title: CT appearance of clival chordomas.
abstract: Computed tomography of 30 patients with chordomas arising from the clivus was reviewed. All examinations demonstrated bone destruction with a soft tissue mass and varying degrees of encroachment on the adjacent brain. Other CT findings included contrast enhancement, soft tissue calcification and well defined areas of low attenuation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002817:Chordoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed