J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1989 Jun;18(6):951-955.

Occipital Chondroid Chordoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The authors present a case of occipital chondroid chordoma in a 12 year-old boy who presented with occipital mass amd mild tenderness but no neurologic symptoms or signs. On plain skull X-rays, there was an irregular calcific mass at the left occipital area. The CT scan revealed irregular extracranial calcific mass with intracranial extradural lentiform low density lesion at the left occipital area. Also, the occipital bone was thickened. Angiography showed hypervascular mass feeded by occipital artery of left ECA.

Keyword

Chondroid chordoma; Calcific mass; Hypervascular

MeSH Terms

Angiography
Arteries
Child
Chordoma*
Humans
Male
Neurologic Manifestations
Occipital Bone
Skull
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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