MRI of cranial chordomas: the value of gadolinium.
Two intracranial chordomas are presented: a typical chordoma and a chondroid tumour. MRI with gadolinium showed different enhancement patterns, which may be related to pathological findings. The value of differentiating the two types of chordoma lies in their very different prognosis.
Leproux
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Department of Neuroradiology, CHRU Bretonneau, Tours, France.
de Toffol
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Aesch
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Cotty
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C050823:gadolinium 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetate