Recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: A case report

Parachordoma is a rare entity with less than 50 cases described in the literature. This soft-tissue tumor resembles chordomas as well as extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas and has only recently been fully characterized. Here we describe the case of a patient with a lower back parachordoma and its...

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Autores principales: Belzarena, Ana C., Makanji, Rikesh J., Joyce, David M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Musculoskeletal
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6205874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30386446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2018.09.027
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description Parachordoma is a rare entity with less than 50 cases described in the literature. This soft-tissue tumor resembles chordomas as well as extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas and has only recently been fully characterized. Here we describe the case of a patient with a lower back parachordoma and its subsequent postresection recurrence 9 years after the initial procedure, emphasizing the importance of long-term follow-up in individuals with this diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-62058742018-11-01 Recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: A case report Belzarena, Ana C. Makanji, Rikesh J. Joyce, David M. Radiol Case Rep Musculoskeletal Parachordoma is a rare entity with less than 50 cases described in the literature. This soft-tissue tumor resembles chordomas as well as extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas and has only recently been fully characterized. Here we describe the case of a patient with a lower back parachordoma and its subsequent postresection recurrence 9 years after the initial procedure, emphasizing the importance of long-term follow-up in individuals with this diagnosis. Elsevier 2018-10-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6205874/ /pubmed/30386446 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2018.09.027 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Musculoskeletal
Belzarena, Ana C.
Makanji, Rikesh J.
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Recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: A case report
title Recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: A case report
title_full Recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: A case report
title_fullStr Recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: A case report
title_short Recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: A case report
title_sort recurrent parachordoma of the lower back: a case report
topic Musculoskeletal
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6205874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30386446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2018.09.027
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