Ostalo
Cervical vertebral chordoma – a case report
Alen Sekelj
; Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Josip Benčević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Davorin Đanić
; Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Josip Benčević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Irena Pirkl
; Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Josip Benčević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Sažetak
Chordoma is a very rare primary tumor of bone and the only malignant tumor arising from the remains of the notochord (chorda dorsalis) upon regression of this embryogenic structure. Chordoma is typically localized along the midline, and classified into craniocervical, vertebral and sacrococcygeal groups according to its localization. Chordoma is characterized by slow growth, late clinical presentation, destruction of the adjacent vital structures, and high rate of metastasizing, mostly to the bone, liver and brain. A case of cervical vertebral body chordoma with retropharyngeal and cervical expansion is presented as a rare manifestation of the head and neck chordoma. Definitive diagnosis was made by tumor histopathology and immunohistochemistry.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
281594
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.12.2004.
Posjeta: 864 *