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Cytomorphologic findings of intraosseous notochordal rest on touch preparation: A case report
Author(s) -
Bovbel Alexandra,
Zaheer Atif,
Maleki Zahra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.23186
Subject(s) - chordoma , notochord , vertebrectomy , rest (music) , medicine , anatomy , autopsy , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , lesion , radiology , vertebral body , biology , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo
Intraosseous notochordal rest is a rare intravertebral lesion of notochord origin which is presumably benign. It is usually an incidental finding in microscopic examination of vertebrectomy due to unrelated lesions or autopsy cases. Chordoma is a malignant neoplasm originating from notochord with a different clinicoradiographic presentation, prognosis, and treatment. However, the histology of intraosseous notochordal rest and chordoma is almost identical. Herein, we report cytomorphologic findings of a case of intraossous notochordal rest on touch preparation. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2015;43:243–246. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.