J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2010 Jul;48(1):62-65. 10.3340/jkns.2010.48.1.62.

Chordoid Glioma : A Case Report of Unusual Location and Neuroradiological Characteristics

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. chaeyong@snu.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) classification for central nervous system neoplasms was declared in 2000, chordoid glioma of the third ventricle has been noted as a newly recognized tumor for central nervous system neoplasms. Although there is not enough universal experience to know the nature of this tumor due to its rarity, the origin of chordoid glioma was guardedly proposed to be the ependymal cells of the third ventricle. Such an idea has been primarily based on the specific location of the tumor, that is, third ventricle, suprasellae, and hypothalamus. However, we report a rare case of histologically confirmed chordoid glioma located in the left thalamus, not attached to any of the midline structures having unusual neuroradiological characteristics.

Keyword

Chordoid glioma; Third ventricle; Radiological feature

MeSH Terms

Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Collodion
Glioma
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Third Ventricle
World Health Organization
Collodion
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