title: Chordoma of a thoracic vertebra. A case report.
abstract: A 51-year-old woman presented with aspecific clinical symptoms of the thoracic spine. Radiological survey showed a tumour mass at T3-T4. Initial microscopic evaluation was suggestive of renal cell carcinoma metastasis. Lack of a primary tumour and revision of the specimens changed the diagnosis into chordoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johan A P A C
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Van Kollenburg
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Waal Malefijt
authors.forename: Taco
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gosens
authors.forename: Arend B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Spoor
authors.forename: Anneke A M
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Van der Wurff
mesh_terms: D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae