J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1976 Jun;11(2):242-245. 10.4055/jkoa.1976.11.2.242.

A Case of Chordoma in the Sacro: Coccygyeal Area

• Kim YM
• Kim SR
• Han SH

• KMID: 2461332
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1976.11.2.242

Abstract

Chordoma is a rare distinctively malignant tumor thought to be histogenetically related to the primitive notochord, It is locally infiltrative but does not metastasize until late. The usual initial symptom is pain or some symptom caused by involvement of the nervous system. Involed in the order of frequency are the sacro-coccygeal area, the spheno-occipital area, and the other vertebral area. This case is a sacro-coccygeal chordoma that is confirmed by histologic examination. The lesion was treated by complete excision.

MeSH Terms

Chordoma*
Nervous System
Notochord