Clival chordoma in a young male patient: a case report

The Pan African Medical Journal
Aref ZribiAbderrazek Haddaoui

Abstract

Chordoma is a rare malignant tumor of the spine. We report the case of a 26-year-old man who presented with facial paralysis and upper limbs paresthesia. Cerebral CT-scan and cerebro-spinal MRI revealed a 58mm locally advanced middle clival mass with deviation of median cerebral structures. Endoscopic biopsy concluded to a chondroid chordoma. Skeletal survey and thoraco-abdomino-pelvic CT-scan were normal. Treatment consisted in complete surgical removal of the tumor followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. The patient is alive free of disease with a follow up of 12 months.

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Oct 2, 2021·Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal·Jung-Ting Lin, Heng-Jui Hsu

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