First histologically confirmed case of a classic chordoma arising in a precursor benign notochordal lesion: Differential diagnosis of benign and malignant notochordal lesions

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 413-418

  Yamaguchi, Takehiko ^a   Yamato, M ^b   Saotome, K ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Radiology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign notochordal lesion; Chordoma; CT; Ecchordosis physaliphora; Hamartoma; Malignant transformation; MRI; Notochordal rest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCYGEAL BONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NOTOCHORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

CHORDOMA; COCCYX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTOCHORD; SACRUM; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036934925     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-002-0514-z     Document Type: Article

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