Clival prolactinoma masquerading as a chordoma: a case report

Intradural Clival Chordoma: A Case Report

Clival chordoma is a rare intracranial neoplasm located in the clivus with bony extension and destruction. It is difficult to resect completely and generally has a poor prognosis. However, intradural clival chordomas have been reported with good surgical outcomes. We present a rare case of intradural chordoma and a review of the literature.

Infrasellar craniopharyngioma mimicking a clival chordoma: a case report.

An unusual case of entirely infrasellar craniopharyngioma mimicking a clival chordoma is described. Only 22 cases of craniopharyngioma with nasopharyngeal extension have been reported in the literature. Of the reported cases, most were primarily intracranial with secondary downward extension; only two were thought to originate from an infrasellar location. The present case is another example of...

Endoscopic management of a lower clival chondroid chordoma: case report.

We report herein a case of lower clival chondroid chordoma, focusing on the surgical procedure of endoscopic endonasal surgery. A 36-year-old woman presented with progressive headache, right shoulder pain, and right hypoglossal nerve palsy. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed an extradural tumor located in the lower clivus, including the anterior aspect of the ...

Clival chordoma with an atypical presentation: a case report

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Clival chordomas present with headache, commonly VI cranial nerve palsy or sometimes with lower cranial nerve involvement. Very rarely, they present with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea due to an underlying chordoma-induced skull base erosion. CASE PRESENTATION A 60-year old Caucasian woman presented with meningitis secondary to cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea. At f...

Chordoma. A Case Report