title: Case report: parachordoma of soft tissues of the arm.
abstract: Parachordoma, or myoepithelioma, is a very rare tumor histologically resembling chordoma but occurring in the nonaxial soft tissues. It typically has an indolent nature, with occasional late recurrence and even rare metastases. Review of existing literature reveals a male predilection, with the tumor typically occurring in the fourth decade of life in the lower extremity. It typically is managed with wide resection. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with a right distal upper arm parachordoma treated with wide resection of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Suite #130, 550 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clabeaux
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hojnowski
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Damron
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome