Metastatic chordoma to the mandible.
The chordoma is a slowly growing spinal cord tumor that rarely metastasizes. This is the first report in the literature of a chordoma with metastasis to the mandible. The mandibular involvement occurred 4 years after the primary sacral chordoma was controlled by excision and radiation. The jaw lesion did not respond to radiation but has been controlled by resection.
D002817:Chordoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*