Dedifferentiated chordoma with a sarcomatous component: an overlooked diagnosis.
A 60 year old male presented with unremitting complaints of acute urinary retention and constipation. Computerized Tomography of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed a sacral mass. The biopsy diagnosed dedifferentiated sacral chordoma; an extremely rare entity, seldom reported and frequently misdiagnosed. We present a unique case report after an extensive review of retrospective literature on dedifferentiated chordomas.
Masood
Quratulain
Q
Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. quratulain.fatima@gmail.com
Bilal
Mohammad
M
Tariq
Ayesha
A
Khan
Somal
S
Qureshi
Asad
A
D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery