Intradural cranial chordoma: A rare presentation of an uncommon tumor - Surgical experience and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 270-274

  Roberti, Fabio ^a,d   Sekhar, Laligam N ^b   Jones, Robert V ^a   Wright, Donald C ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Neurological Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chordoma; Ecchordosis physaliphora; Notochord; Skull base

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECCHONDROSIS PHYSALIPHORA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADURAL CRANIAL CHORDOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHORDOMA; HUMANS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846798123     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.2.270     Document Type: Article

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