MR Imaging Findings of Cervical Chordoma: case report
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Chordomas are rare tumors of notochordal tissue remnants and most frequently affect the sacrum and skull base. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman having cervical chordoma causing related symptoms for 5 years. MRI showed a dumbbell-shape mass with heterogeneous enhancement at C2 and C3 on postcontrast images, mimicking neurogenic tumor. Chordoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a dumbbell-shaped mass involving upper cervical vertebrae in patients with long duration of symptoms.
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