Sacrococcygeal chordoma: about a case

Sacrococcygeal chordoma is a rare disease. It has been described in less than 3% of cases. We here report the case of a female patient with locally advanced sacrococcygeal chordoma treated at the Oujda Regional Oncology Center in Morocco. The treatment was based on exclusive radiotherapy; surgical r...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2021, Vol.40, p.164
Main Authors: Moukhlissi, Mohamed, Sghier, Ahmed Ben, Bensaid, Mohammed, Mezouar, Loubna
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Chordoma - surgery
Female
Humans
Morocco
Rare Diseases
Sacrococcygeal Region
Spinal Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Sacrococcygeal chordoma is a rare disease. It has been described in less than 3% of cases. We here report the case of a female patient with locally advanced sacrococcygeal chordoma treated at the Oujda Regional Oncology Center in Morocco. The treatment was based on exclusive radiotherapy; surgical resection couldn't be performed. At 2-year follow-up the tumor is clinically and radiologically stable and general condition of the patient is good.
ISSN:1937-8688