Chordoma Occurs in Young Children With Tuberous Sclerosis

Chordomas are rare bony neoplasms usually unassociated with a familial tumor predisposition syndrome. The peak incidence of this midline axial skeletal tumor is in adulthood but when very young children are affected, consideration should be given to occurrence within the tuberous sclerosis (TS) comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 2017-06, Vol.76 (6), p.418-423
Hauptverfasser: Dahl, Nathan A, Luebbert, Timothy, Loi, Michele, Neuberger, Ilana, Handler, Michael H, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, Bette Kay, Mulcahy Levy, Jean M
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Zusammenfassung:Chordomas are rare bony neoplasms usually unassociated with a familial tumor predisposition syndrome. The peak incidence of this midline axial skeletal tumor is in adulthood but when very young children are affected, consideration should be given to occurrence within the tuberous sclerosis (TS) complex, especially when presenting in neonates 
ISSN:0022-3069
1554-6578
DOI:10.1093/jnen/nlx032