title: Primary chordoma of the lung.
abstract: We report the case of a 79-year-old woman referred to our institution for persistent cough and right-sided chest pain. A computed tomographic scan revealed a 2-cm round nodule in the right lower lobe. A wedge resection of the lesion was achieved by video-assisted thoracic surgery. Pathologic examination was consistent with the diagnosis of chordoma. Magnetic resonance imaging of the whole spine and skull basis was normal. Therefore, a diagnosis of primary lung chordoma, an exceptional condition, could be established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hotel-Dieu University Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strano
authors.forename: Lamia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ouafi
authors.forename: Mariette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baud
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alifano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed