A RARE CASE OF EXTRADURAL THORACIC SPINAL CHORDOMA WITH MEDULLARY COMPRESSION AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Background. Chordomas are low-grade, slow-growing, but locally invasive and aggressive malignant tumors, arising from the remnants of the embryonic notochord. Given its origin, the distribution of chordomas is along the axial skeleton: 50% of cases in the sacral region, 35% skull base and 15% occur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2021-06-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://rjn.com.ro/articles/2021.2/RJN_2021_2_Art-18.pdf |