Chordoma of the lumbar spine: a case report

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Tuna H., Aydin V., Bozkurt M., Attar A.

NEUROCIRUGIA, vol.16, no.2, pp.169-172, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s1130-1473(05)70422-x
  • Journal Name: NEUROCIRUGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.169-172
  • Keywords: chordoma, spine, surgery
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Chordomas are rare tumors and they may arise anywhere along the spinal column and clival bone. The vast majority of tumors are found at skull base and sacrum. Chordomas involving the lumbar spine are rare. Approximately 6% of spinal chordomas originate in the lumbar vertebrae. We report a case of this chordoma arising from the lumbar vertebra.