Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cervical Vertebrae
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Chordoma / diagnosis
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Chordoma / surgery*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Early Detection of Cancer
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*