A vertebral extra dural chordoma at C5, possibly deriving from a clival chordoma
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BACKGROUND Clival chordomas are a rare type of cancer with low metastatic potential and primary metastasize to the lung or bones. CASE DESCRIPTION This case report describes a possible metastatic, paravertebral chordoma at level C4-C5 in a patient with a past medical history of a clival chordoma. CONCLUSION Chordomas are unpredictable and may metastasise.
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