Intradural clival chordoma: a rare pathological entity.
Chordomas constitute about 1% of intracranial tumors. They are generally extradural destroying the bone. Intradural chordomas are very rare. We present one such case of a clival intradural chordoma who presented with a left trigeminal nerve sensory neuropathy. The lesion was totally excised uneventfully via a retromastoid suboccipital approach. There was no recurrence of the lesion at 1-year follow-up. Characteristics of intradural chordoma and its close differential ecchordosis physaliphora are reviewed in this article.
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Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India. dibhat@rediffmail.com
Yasha
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Rojin
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Sampath
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Shankar
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D000328:Adult; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002817:Chordoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D009418:S100 Proteins; D007633:Keratins