title: Chordoma of skull base presenting as nasopharyngeal mass.
abstract: While the nasopharynx is most commonly regarded by the otolaryngologist as a primary site of neoplastic involvement, it is also an avenue of spread of base-of-the-skull tumors presenting as bulging nasopharyngeal masses. Chordoma is a relatively rare tumor of the skull base and sacrum thought to originate from embryonic remnants of the notochord. Chordomas arising from the skull base/clivus are typically locally aggressive with lytic bone destruction. The optimal treatment may be photon/proton radiotherapy alone or combined with a gross total resection, when feasible. We report a case of intracranial chordoma presenting as nasopharyngeal mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sant Prakash
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kataria
authors.forename: Ashima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: Gajender
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sen
keywords: Chordoma; nasopharyngeal mass; skull base