Intracranial chordoma in a preadolescent. Case report

Surg Neurol. 1991 Mar;35(3):230-3. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(91)90076-l.

Abstract

Chordomas are rare tumors derived from notochord remnants occurring primarily in the sacrum, clivus, and cervical regions. Exceptionally, these tumors occur in children, though usually in the sacrum. Eight cases of clivus chordoma have been described in preteenagers. In this report, a clival chordoma with unusual radiologic features is described in an 11-year-old boy. The literature regarding this entity is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Child
  • Chordoma / diagnosis*
  • Chordoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Chordoma / surgery
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed