Paravertebral cervical chordoma--a case report.
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.
Bannur
Uma
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Department of Neurosurgery, Essex Centre for Neurosciences, Queen's Hospital, Romford, Essex, UK.
Chawda
Sanjiv J
SJ
O'Donovan
Dominic G
DG
Kaddour
Hesham
H
David
Karoly M
KM
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*