Clival chordoma in a young male patient: a case report

oleh: Aref Zribi, Sonia Ben Nasr, Aya Khemir, Faten Gargouri, Ichrak Ben Abdallah, Issam Msakni, Sana Fendri, Mehdi Balti, Basma Laabidi, Abderrazek Haddaoui

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: The Pan African Medical Journal 2020-09-01

Deskripsi

Chordoma is a rare malignant tumor of the spine. We report the case of a 26-year-old man who presented with facial paralysis and upper limbs paresthesia. Cerebral CT-scan and cerebro-spinal MRI revealed a 58mm locally advanced middle clival mass with deviation of median cerebral structures. Endoscopic biopsy concluded to a chondroid chordoma. Skeletal survey and thoraco-abdomino-pelvic CT-scan were normal. Treatment consisted in complete surgical removal of the tumor followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. The patient is alive free of disease with a follow up of 12 months.