Open AccessSynchronous Metastatic Skull Base Chordoma to the Breast: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
S.I. Shakir,
Manuela Pelmus,
Alexandru Florea,
Jean Francois Boileau,
Marie Christine Guiot,
Sara Maio,
Thierry Muanza
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
current oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1718-7729
pISSN - 1198-0052
DOI - 10.3747/co.23.2896
Subject(s) - medicine , skull , chordoma , radiation therapy , radiology , metastasis , lesion , foramen magnum , adjuvant radiotherapy , surgery , cancer
During routine staging work-up for a left breast mass, a 68-year-old woman complained of dysphagia and dysphonia. During further investigations, a left-sided lesion at the foramen magnum was observed on brain imaging. Both lesions were biopsied and showed a classical chordoma.
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