J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2009 Aug;46(2):152-155. 10.3340/jkns.2009.46.2.152.

Intradural Retroclival Chordoma

• Choo YS
• Joo SW
• Noh SJ
• Lee SI

• KMID: 2190011
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2009.46.2.152

Abstract

A 43-year-old woman presented with dizziness, ataxia and right hearing difficulty. Her magnetic resonance images demonstrated an inhomogeneously contrast-enhanced large tumor growing into right cavernous sinus and Meckel's cave located totally within intradural retroclival region. She underwent retromastoid suboccipital craniotomy to resect the tumor mass and adjuvant gamma knife radiosurgery for remnant tumor at 1 month after operation. Adjuvant radiosurgery after surgical excision seems to be effective for the treatment of intradural extraosseous chordomas.

Keyword

Chordoma; Intradural; Retroclival

MeSH Terms

Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Ataxia
Cavernous Sinus
Chordoma
Craniotomy
Cyclophosphamide
Dizziness
Doxorubicin
Female
Hearing
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Podophyllotoxin
Radiosurgery
Vincristine
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Cyclophosphamide
Doxorubicin
Podophyllotoxin
Vincristine