Sacrococcygeal Chordomas with Wide spread Metastases: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature.
- Author:
Hyun Suk SUH
1
;
Young Ju SHIN
;
Mee JOO
;
Byung Jik KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chordoma;
Sacrococcygeal;
Metastases
- MeSH:
Chordoma*;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Notochord;
Recurrence;
Sacrum
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
1999;17(1):52-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Chordomas are rere tumors arising from the primitive notochord. The commonest affected segment is the sacrum and these chordomas frequently follow a progressive course eith multiple recurrences and metastases and eventual death due to tumor.This report describes two cases of sacrococygeal chordomas with widespread metastases treated by surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy.
