Chordoma in the Thoracic Spine: Case Report.
- Author:
Jong Soo KAY
1
;
Ho Ik CHOI
;
Ki Chan LEE
;
Jeong Wha CHU
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Chordoma*;
Cranial Fossa, Posterior;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Notochord;
Occipital Bone;
Paraplegia;
Sacrococcygeal Region;
Spinal Cord;
Spine*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1974;3(2):215-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Chordomas are congenital tumor which develop from remnant of the notochord. Most of them arise at the clivus Blumenbachii, at the junction of the sphenoidal and occipital bones or sacrococcygeal region. Rarely chordomas arise at the thoracic spine, which compress the spinal cord epidurally and sometimes invade the substance of the spinal cord. The authors report a case of chordoma at T9-T10 vertebral level in which the characteristic "physaliferous" cells were found in the slides of operative specimen. The tumor was compressing the spinal cord and extending into body and lamine of the vertebra, which resulted the patient, 52 year-old Korean male, in paraplegia.
