title: Superior mediastinal chordoma presenting as a bilobed paravertebral mass.
abstract: Thoracic chordomas are rare, low-grade malignant tumours arising from the notochordal remnants. These tumours are locally invasive and hence have a tendency for frequent local recurrence. This article presents an unusual appearance of a chordoma, as a bilobed tumour involving both the hemithoraxes. Since the treatment of choice for these tumours is complete surgical excision this involved multiple surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK. andrewselvaraj@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Selvaraj
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002817:Chordoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed