Chordoid glioma: Case report and review of the literature

Barbara A Morais; Djalma F S Menendez; Raphael S S Medeiros; Manoel J Teixeira; Guilherme A Lepski

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.01.027

Chordoid glioma: Case report and review of the literature

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2015:7C:168-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.01.027. Epub 2015 Jan 15.

Authors

Barbara A Morais¹, Djalma F S Menendez², Raphael S S Medeiros³, Manoel J Teixeira¹, Guilherme A Lepski⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho Aguiar, 255, 05403-000 Sao Paulo Brazil.
² Department of Neurology, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho Aguiar, 255, 05403-000 Sao Paulo Brazil. Electronic address: felipe_menendez@hotmail.com.
³ Department of Pathology, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho Aguiar, 255, 05403-000 Sao Paulo Brazil; Department of Neurosurgery, Universität Eberhard Karls, Tübingen, Germany.

Abstract

Introduction: Chordoid glioma is a rare low-grade brain tumor originating from the anterior wall of the third ventricle.

Case presentation: A 13-year-old female with progressive intermittent holocranial headaches and a diagnosis of chordoid glioma underwent tumor resection in our neuro-oncology unit.

Discussion: We review all 79 cases of chordoid glioma reported in the literature so far, focusing on the diagnostic criteria, treatment options and prognosis.

Conclusion: Efficient treatment of chordoid glioma depends upon radical surgical resection. Based on the reviewed data, which showed high morbi-mortality rates for this kind of tumor, we recommend a more conservative treatment approach.

Keywords: Chordoid glioma; Glioma/surgery; Third ventricle/pathology; Treatment outcome.