Isolated Liver Metastasis of Sacrococcygeal Chordoma : Case Report and Review of the Literature

Chordomas are rare neoplasms arising from notochordal remnants and may develop anywhere in the body while the most common anatomic site is the sacrococcygeal area. The most effective treatment of chordoma is surgery. Chordomas rarely metastasize to lung, bone, soft tissue, liver, lymph nodes, and sk...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in oncological medicine 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Varol, Umut, Akyol, Murat, Yildiz, Ibrahim, Bayoglu, Ibrahim Vedat, Yildiz, Yasar, Demir, Lutfiye, Dirican, Ahmet, Can, Alper, Cokmert, Suna, Oztop, Mine Tunakan, Alacacioglu, Ahmet, Kucukzeybek, Yuksel, Tarhan, Mustafa Oktay
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Zusammenfassung:Chordomas are rare neoplasms arising from notochordal remnants and may develop anywhere in the body while the most common anatomic site is the sacrococcygeal area. The most effective treatment of chordoma is surgery. Chordomas rarely metastasize to lung, bone, soft tissue, liver, lymph nodes, and skin. However, there is currently no standard systemic treatment for advanced stage chordoma. Here, we reported a rare presentation of chordoma patient with liver only metastases and poor prognosis.
ISSN:2090-6706
2090-6714
DOI:10.1155/2014/826584