Spinal chordoma of the terminal filum. Case report.
Chordomas are extradural tumors and usually originate from sacrococcygeal region, vertebral column, and clivus. The authors present a case of spinal intradural chordoma (terminal filum). To the best of their knowledge, this is the first such case in the English-language literature.
Bayar
M Akif
MA
makifbayar@hotmail.com
Erdem
Yavuz
Y
Tanyel
Omur
O
Ozturk
Koray
K
Buharali
Zeki
Z
D000328:Adult; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery