An intradural skull base chordoma presenting with acute intratumoral hemorrhage

We present a rare case of skull base chordoma of extraosseous intradural type that presented as acute intratumoral hemorrhage. Surgical removal of the tumor was accomplished using a skull base approach.

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Published in:Neurology India 2006-07, Vol.54 (3), p.306-307
Main Authors: Uda, Takehiro, Ohata, Kenji, Takami, Toshihiro, Hara, Mitsuhiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Care and treatment
Case studies
Chordoma - complications
Chordoma - surgery
Choroid Neoplasms - complications
Choroid Neoplasms - surgery
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Review Literature as Topic
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - etiology
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - surgery
Tumors, Embryonal
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Summary:We present a rare case of skull base chordoma of extraosseous intradural type that presented as acute intratumoral hemorrhage. Surgical removal of the tumor was accomplished using a skull base approach.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.27162