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Erschienen in: Skeletal Radiology 12/2017

03.08.2017 | Case Report

Chordoma arising from benign multifocal notochordal tumors

verfasst von: Abdulrehman Arain, Francis John Hornicek, Joseph H. Schwab, Ivan Chebib, Timothy A. Damron

Erschienen in: Skeletal Radiology | Ausgabe 12/2017

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Abstract

This case reports a 25-year-old woman initially diagnosed with adjacent benign notochordal cell tumors (BNCTs) of L3 and L4 based on needle biopsy of L3 and stable imaging over a 3-year period who was ultimately found to have a chordoma arising from a BNCT at L3. It illustrates the potential relationship between benign and malignant notochordal tumors and the difficulty in distinguishing them by clinical, radiological, and even histopathological means.
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Metadaten
Titel
Chordoma arising from benign multifocal notochordal tumors
verfasst von
Abdulrehman Arain
Francis John Hornicek
Joseph H. Schwab
Ivan Chebib
Timothy A. Damron
Publikationsdatum
03.08.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Skeletal Radiology / Ausgabe 12/2017
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-017-2727-1

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