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  • Title: [Cervical paraspinal chordoma, a condition we should know. A case report].
    Author: Mesa-Quesada J, Roldán-Romero E, Lozano-Sánchez JA, Centeno-Haro M, Ortega-Salas RM, Bravo-Rodríguez F.
    Journal: Neurocirugia (Astur); 2017; 28(4):197-201. PubMed ID: 28242157.
    Abstract:
    Chordoma is a rare, slow-growing tumour arising from remnants of the notochord. It is most often located in the base of the skull and the sacrococcygeal region, being located in the cervical region in only 6% of cases. A rare case is presented of a left para-spinal chordoma, of which less than 10 cases have been reported in literature. It was located at C2-C4 level in a young male with no personal history of interest. Radiographic findings suggested that this was a slow-growing tumour, of cystic dominance, which eroded the bone structures and encompassed the left vertebral artery. Surgical excision was performed, and in the analysis of the surgical piece, cell proliferation was observed, with a stromal myxoid-chondroid appearance, epithelioid and physaliphorous (PAS+) cells, all of them compatible with chordoma.
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