Chordoma cutis.
Chordomas are rare malignant primary bone tumors, which most often occur in the sacral area. These tumors uncommonly affect the skin, and may not be recognized by dermatologists. We present a case of an adult woman with cutaneous metastasis of a primary sacral chordoma.
Rubin
Adam I
AI
Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. air7@columbia.edu
Bagel
Jerry
J
Niedt
George
G
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002817:Chordoma / Q000556:secondary*; D020405:Dermis / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*