Clival chordoma with drop metastases

Authors

  • Faimee Erwan Muhamat Nor
  • Vijayadwaja Desai
  • Lee Lian Chew

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v12i3.3281

Keywords:

Clival chordoma, intracranial chordoma, drop metastases, spinal metastases, sellar mass

Abstract

Chordoma is a rare midline malignant tumor arising from embryonic remnants of the primitive notochord. The base of the skull is the second most common site of disease after the sacrococcygeal region. Intracranial chordoma constitutes about 30-35% of chordoma cases. Metastasis from chordoma is uncommon but if occurs, it tends to spread to the lungs. Cerebrospinal fluid seeding or drop metastasis is very rare. Here we describe a case of a clival chordoma with drop metastases.

Author Biographies

Faimee Erwan Muhamat Nor

Senior Resident, Division of Oncologic Imaging, National Cancer Centre Singapore

Vijayadwaja Desai

Senior Consultant, Department of Pathology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Lee Lian Chew

Consultant, Division of Oncologic Imaging, National Cancer Centre Singapore
Journal of Radiology Case Reports March 2018 issue - Cover page: Clival chordoma with drop metastases by Faimee Erwan Muhamat Nor et al.

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Published

2018-03-28

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Neuroradiology

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