Solitary lymph node metastasis without local recurrence of primary chordoma

Eur Spine J. 2009 Jul;18 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):191-5. doi: 10.1007/s00586-008-0800-0. Epub 2008 Oct 23.

Abstract

Chordoma is a malignant neoplasm believed to arise from notochord remnants. Its incidence is highest in the sixth decade and is generally regarded as a locally aggressive tumor with slow progression growth rate. Its metastatic incidence ranges from 5 to 40%, and it is generally believed that metastases without local recurrence of primary neoplasm are extremely rare. We report a case of a 38-year-old male patient with solitary inguinal lymph node metastasis without local recurrence of a previously surgically treated primary sacrococcygeal chordoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Chordoma / diagnosis*
  • Chordoma / secondary*
  • Chordoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Sacrococcygeal Region
  • Treatment Outcome