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DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-13895
Der interessante Fall Nr. 45
The Monthly Interesting Case - Case No. 45Publication History
Publication Date:
31 December 2001 (online)

Zusammenfassung
Chordome sind seltene Tumoren des Achsenskeletts, die histogenetisch ihren Ursprung in Resten der Chorda dorsalis haben. Wegen ihrer topographisch ungünstigen Lage und ihres charakteristisch expansiv-destruktiven Wachstums haben sie eine schlechte Prognose. Die Mehrzahl der Chordome tritt in der Sacrococcygealregion (50 %) und in der Sphenookzipitalregion insbesondere Clivus, Dorsum sellae (35 %) auf. Nur in 15 % aller Fälle sind Chordome vertebral bzw. in völliger räumlicher Trennung vom Achsenskelett lokalisiert. Es wird über Diagnostik und operative Therapie eines chondroiden Chordoms mit seltener Manifestation im Parapharyngealraum berichtet.
Chondroid Chordoma of the Parapharyngeal Space: Case Report
Chordomas usually occur in the axial skeleton and they arise from the remnants of notochord. Their growth is slow and they often metastase. Most frequently chordomas are situated in sacral bone (50 %), in spheno-occipital region of the skull base (35 %) and in the cervical and lumbar spine (15 %). We reported an unusual case of chordoma of the cervical spine with participation of the parapharyngeal space. The cervical chordoma was excised by total resection of the tumor mass with partial vertebrectomy C2/C3.
Schlüsselwörter:
Chordom - Achsenskelett - Parapharyngealraum
Key words:
Ectopic rests of embryonal notochord - Chordoma - Cervical spine - Parapharyngeal space
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Dr. Christiane Motsch
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