Congenital clivus chordoma.
The authors report a case of a congenital clivus chordoma that caused cranial nerve palsy and hydrocephalus within a few days after birth. The tumor was well demonstrated by sonography, CT, and MR; the preoperative diagnosis was histologically confirmed after subtotal resection.
Probst
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Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Zanella
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Vortmeyer
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002817:Chordoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography