Recurrent cervical chordoma: A case illustration
摘要：A case is described of multi-recurrent cervical chordoma in a man over a 5 year period. The clinical features were of progressive spinal cord compression. The authors report a chordoma at C4 that recurred 3 times in five years. The patient underwent four operations and suffered distant metastases. This case confirms that thorough resection of the tumor during the first surgery and postoperative adjuvant treatment are the best assurance of a good prognosis with a chordoma. Multiple surgeries can stimulate biological activity of a chordoma and make its recurrence and distant metastases much more likely. The authors discuss the diagnosis, surgical treatment and the relationship between the histopathological changes and malignancy of a spinal chordoma after four operations. To our knowledge, this represents the first report of a 4th surgery for cervical chordoma.
机标关键词：biological activityadjuvant treatmentclinical featuresrelationshipspinal cordknowledgeMultiplefour
分类号：R5(内科学)
论文发表日期：2009-01-01
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：5( 425-429 )
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