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Chordoma Wheeless

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Description: Discussion: - rare, slow growing tumor arising from remnants of the notochord in axial skeleton of middle aged adults; - most occur in midline at base of skull and in the sacrococcygeal area (it is the most common primary bone tumor of the sacrum); - classically a slow growing lytic, anterior scaral (50%), or cervical lesion in 35%; - these tumors may present w/ intra-abdominal complaints & presacral mass

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Author/Contact: Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Added: Wed Mar 28 2007