Clival chordoma in early childhood without bone involvement.
Intracranial chordomas are rare in childhood. Only 15 cases have been reported in children less than 6 years old. Bone destruction and calcification have been stated to be characteristics of this tumor. We present the case of a 5-year-old boy with clival chordoma without bone involvement.
Niida
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Department of Neurosurgery, Niigata University, Japan.
Tanaka
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R
Tamura
T
T
Takeuchi
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S
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome