MR Imaging Findings of Cervical Chordoma: Case report

Chia Wei Shen; Shiaw Shian Sun; Wilson T. Lao; Wing P. Chan

MR Imaging Findings of Cervical Chordoma: Case report

Chia Wei Shen, Shiaw Shian Sun, Wilson T. Lao, Wing P. Chan

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Abstract

Chordomas are rare tumors of notochordal tissue remnants and most frequently affect the sacrum and skull base. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman having cervical chordoma causing related symptoms for 5 years. MRI showed a dumbbell-shape mass with heterogeneous enhancement at C2 and C3 on postcontrast images, mimicking neurogenic tumor. Chordoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a dumbbell-shaped mass involving upper cervical vertebrae in patients with long duration of symptoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	403-406
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chinese Journal of Radiology
Volume	28
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - Dec 2003

Keywords

Cervical spine
Chordoma
Spinal tumor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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