Fluid-fluid level as an atypical radiological sign of clival chordoma.

Radiology Case Reports
Fahad B AlbadrFaisal S Alzahrani

Abstract

Chordoma is a rare and aggressive intracranial bone tumor that is difficult to diagnose and resect with a peak incident between the ages of 20-40 years old and high recurrence rate when not completely resected. We present the case of clival chordoma in an 11-year-old female patient, who reported with a chronic right-sided headache, progressive loss of vision, hoarseness of voice, and slurred speech. Fluid-fluid level on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging sequence can be an atypical radiological sign for clival chordoma. Thumbing of the pons as well as extension of the chordoma to the sinonasal, intracranial, vertebral, intraspinal, and orbital regions were observed. The patient underwent partial resection of the tumor and discharge home after by the end of the third week after the surgery. Histopathology report confirmed the diagnosis of chordoma.

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