Intradural cervical chordoma. Case report.
We describe a rare case of an intradural spinal chordoma. Only two cases have been previously reported and it is the second case diagnosed with MRI. A 65-year-old man presented with progressive disturbance of gait and weakness in the lower extremities. MRI revealed a intradural C6-C7 isointense mass, on T1- and T2-weighted images. The lesion enhanced after injection of gadolinium. The lesion was totally removed without difficulty by a C6-D1 laminectomy. Microscopic examination of the tumor revealed a chordoma. This is the third case in the literature of an intradural spinal chordoma. The appearance of this tumor with MRI may be similar to the chordomas of other locations.
Gelabert-González
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Service of Neurosurgery, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Pintos-Martínez
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Caparrini-Escondrillas
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A
Martínez-Rumbo
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R
D000368:Aged; D002817:Chordoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery