title: Chordoma of the anterior skull base presenting as a swelling of the medial canthus of the eye.
abstract: Intracranial chordomas are locally infiltrative tumours that usually present with deficits of the cranial nerves. Because of their location in the skull base they are difficult to cure and pose complex problems in management. We report an unusual case of a chordoma that presented as a swelling of the medial canthus. Diagnosis of chordoma might not be considered in this site, which is unfortunate because its superficial location offers the possibility of complete excision and cure.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Neurological Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom. dbulters@nhs.net
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Bulters
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shenouda
mesh_terms: D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035262:Cranial Fossa, Anterior / Q000473:pathology; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult