Chordoma

A malignant bone tumor arising from the remnants of the fetal notochord. Although it can occur at all ages, it is more frequently seen in middle-aged adults. The most frequent sites of involvement are the sacrococcygeal area, spheno-occipital area, and cervico-thoraco-lumbar spine. Microscopically, chordomas are composed of cells that form cords and lobules, separated by mucoid intercellular tissue. Some of the cells are large (physaliphorous) and have vacuolated cytoplasm and prominent vesicular nuclei. Other tumor cells are small with small nuclei without visible nucleoli. Chordomas tend to recur and may metastasize. The most common sites of metastasis are the skin and bone.

Disease Alternative Name

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Dr. Amit Ghosh

Neurosurgery

We present a very rare case of sacrococcygeal chordoma which was operated in collaboration with plastic surgeon, when ...See More

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Shraddha Solanki

Ayurveda

Difficulty swallowing

21/y/o with Co/- neck pain, difficulty swallowing, and numbness of the tongue since 2 months. Physical examinations is normal. MRI done 1 month ago shows- chordoma is suspected. She is otherwise healthy but has recently developed ...See More

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Surya Mehra

Ayurveda

Neck pain, difficulty swallowing and numbness of tongue

25 years old female with Co/- neck pain, difficulty swallowing, and numbness of the tongue since 2 months. Physical, ophthalmologic, and neurological examinations are normal. MRI- chordoma is suspected. She is otherwise healthy but h...See More

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Dr. Harshad Gajjar

Ophthalmology

A 50 yrs/m, with c/o diplopia was diagnosed to have chordoma in brain . He was operated upon for the tumor removal before 3 to 4 yrs . On recurrence of tumor , he was again operated for the tumor removal before 1 month from today. He had...See More

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