A Rare Cancer in an Elderly Man with Cervical Radiculopathy: A Case Report

Chordomas are low-grade, locally invasive, frequently recurring, malignant bone tumor with poor prognosis. Cervical chordoma in adults is rare and often missed when patients present cervical radiculopathy. They can mimic other tumors and, hence require histologic distinction for prognostic risk stratification optimal treatment. We a 61-year-old male chronic neck pain sensory neuropathy bilateral upper limbs. The patient underwent discectomy fusion which revealed cystic mass arising from the right neural foramina at C5- C6 level. Histopathological examination of was consistent chordoma. Elderly radiculopathy should be evaluated neoplasia including differentiated etiologies. Early diagnosis treatment reduce morbidity mortality