Thoracic chordoma.
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چکیده
Remnants of the notochord sometimes become activated into tumour formation; Ribbert (1895) established the origin of such tumours, and called them chordomata. They can arise at any point along the length of the original notochord, and Coenen (1925) first classified them according to their site of origin into cranial, vertebral, and caudal or sacro-coccygeal. Mabrey (1935) in a comprehensive review of all cases reported in the literature found that 47 were cranial, 14 vertebral, and 87 caudal in origin. Only two of the 14 vertebral cases were thoracic, and for this reason the present case is worthy of note. The patient presented with a spherical tumour in the upper posterior mediastinum, which was removed after thoracotomy, and is the first case reported in the literature of a thoracic chordoma removed by operation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 6 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1951