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Skull Base 2009; 19(2): 177-181
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1096208
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1096208
CASE REPORT
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Clivus Chordoma in Continuity with a Large Pontine Cyst
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Publication History
Publication Date:
31 October 2008 (online)
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ABSTRACT
Chordomas are tumors commonly of extradural origin associated with bone destruction; their central nervous system invasion has rarely been reported. The authors describe a rare case of a 37-year-old man presenting with a clivial chordoma invading the brainstem with a large pontine cyst. A median suboccipital approach was selected to remove the tumor.
KEYWORDS
Chordoma - skull base - cyst - clivus
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Christian HeroldM.D.
Department of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute
Rudolf Pichlmayr Str 4, Hannover 30625, Germany
Email: christianherold@gmx.de