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Extranotochordal chordoma presenting as multiple neck masses: report of a case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Thakar ,
D. A. Tandon ,
S. Bahadur  and
M. Vijayaraghavan
A. Thakar
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi – 110029, India.
D. A. Tandon*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi – 110029, India.
S. Bahadur
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi – 110029, India.
M. Vijayaraghavan
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi – 110029, India.
*
Dr. D. A. Tandon, Department of Otolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi – 110029, India.
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Abstract

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Chordomas are rare tumours which arise from notochordal remnants. A primary cervical chordoma of extranotochordal origin, sparing osseous structures, was excised by a bilateral neck dissection. The patient was disease-free two and a half years later.

Keywords

Chordoma, extranotochordalNeck
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 10 , October 1993 , pp. 942 - 945
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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