Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration

Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration

Chordomas are primary low grade malignant tumors of bone that usually arise within both ends of axial skeleton. The Notochord is a midline, ectoderm-derived structure that defines the phylum of chordates. Chordomas may pose difficult diagnostic challenges when encountered in secondary locations, suc...

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Main Authors: Ghassan Tranesh, Aziza Nassar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2187290
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spelling doaj-3de47f9e411d433c8ae13921da4ed03c2020-11-24T22:06:32ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2016-01-01201610.1155/2016/21872902187290Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle AspirationGhassan Tranesh0Aziza Nassar1Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADepartment of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USAChordomas are primary low grade malignant tumors of bone that usually arise within both ends of axial skeleton. The Notochord is a midline, ectoderm-derived structure that defines the phylum of chordates. Chordomas may pose difficult diagnostic challenges when encountered in secondary locations, such as lungs or other parenchymatous organs. We report the cytologic findings of a metastatic chordoma sampled through CT-scan guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of lower lobe lung nodule in a 54-year-old man diagnosed with recurrent chordoma involving the lumber spine and paraspinal region.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2187290
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author Ghassan Tranesh
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Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration
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title Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration
title_short Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration
title_full Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration
title_fullStr Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration
title_full_unstemmed Metastatic Chordoma: A Diagnostic Challenge on Fine Needle Aspiration
title_sort metastatic chordoma: a diagnostic challenge on fine needle aspiration
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Pathology
issn 2090-6781
2090-679X
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Chordomas are primary low grade malignant tumors of bone that usually arise within both ends of axial skeleton. The Notochord is a midline, ectoderm-derived structure that defines the phylum of chordates. Chordomas may pose difficult diagnostic challenges when encountered in secondary locations, such as lungs or other parenchymatous organs. We report the cytologic findings of a metastatic chordoma sampled through CT-scan guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of lower lobe lung nodule in a 54-year-old man diagnosed with recurrent chordoma involving the lumber spine and paraspinal region.
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