Thoracic chordoma in a patient with paraparesis and ivory vertebral body.
Chordoma arising in the thoracic region is uncommon. Its presentation roentgenographically as an ivory vertebra has not been previously reported. Such a case is described, and a brief review of the incidence and location of spinal chordomas is given.
D002817:Chordoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed