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Skull Base Rep 2011; 1(1): 007-012
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1275243
© Thieme Medical Publishers

Degenerative Pannus Mimicking Clival Chordoma Resected via an Endoscopic Transnasal Approach

Ahmad Khaldi1 , Julius Griauzde1 , Edward A.M Duckworth2
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
  • 2Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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30. März 2011 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Lesions of the lower clivus represent a technically challenging subset of skull base disease that requires careful treatment. A 75-year-old woman with tongue atrophy was referred for resection of a presumed clival chordoma. The lesion was resected via an endoscopic transnasal transclival approach with no complications. Pathology revealed only chronic inflammatory tissue consistent with a degenerative pannus. Degenerative pannus should be included in the differential diagnosis of lower clival extradural lesions. The endoscopic transnasal transclival corridor should be considered for resection of such lesions as an alternative to larger, more morbid, traditional skull base approaches.

KEYWORDS

Clivus - endoscopic - chordoma - pannus - degenerative

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Edward A.M DuckworthM.D. 

Assistant Professor, Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine

1709 Dryden Road, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77030

eMail: edward.duckworth@bcm.edu