title: [Cervical paraspinal chordoma, a condition we should know. A case report].
abstract: Chordoma is a rare, slow-growing tumour arising from remnants of the notochord. It is most often located in the base of the skull and the sacrococcygeal region, being located in the cervical region in only 6% of cases. A rare case is presented of a left para-spinal chordoma, of which less than 10 cases have been reported in literature. It was located at C2-C4 level in a young male with no personal history of interest. Radiographic findings suggested that this was a slow-growing tumour, of cystic dominance, which eroded the bone structures and encompassed the left vertebral artery. Surgical excision was performed, and in the analysis of the surgical piece, cell proliferation was observed, with a stromal myxoid-chondroid appearance, epithelioid and physaliphorous (PAS+) cells, all of them compatible with chordoma.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neurorradiología Diagnóstica y Terapéutica, UGC de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España. Electronic address: juanmeque@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mesa-Quesada
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neurorradiología Diagnóstica y Terapéutica, UGC de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roldán-Romero
authors.affiliation: UGC de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: Jesús A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lozano-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: UGC de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: Macarena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Centeno-Haro
authors.affiliation: UGC de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ortega-Salas
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neurorradiología Diagnóstica y Terapéutica, UGC de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bravo-Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Chordoma; Computed tomography; Cordoma; Magnetic Resonance; Para-spinal; Paravertebral; Resonancia magénita; Scan; Spinal tumour; Tomografía computarizada; Tumor cervical