title: Clival chordoma in early childhood without bone involvement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Niigata University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niida
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: 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