title: Paravertebral cervical chordoma--a case report.
abstract: Chordomas constitute <5% of vertebral column tumours and a third of these arise in the upper cervical spine and tend to be clival - usually midline, with occasional eccentric extension. We report a case of cervical chordoma presenting as a lateral neck mass and discuss its origin, diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Essex Centre for Neurosciences, Queen's Hospital, Romford, Essex, UK.
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bannur
authors.forename: Sanjiv J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chawda
authors.forename: Dominic G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
authors.forename: Hesham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaddour
authors.forename: Karoly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*