CLIVAL CHORDOMA IN EARLY-CHILDHOOD WITHOUT BONE INVOLVEMENT

Authors
NIIDA H TANAKA R TAMURA T TAKEUCHI S
Citation
H. Niida et al., CLIVAL CHORDOMA IN EARLY-CHILDHOOD WITHOUT BONE INVOLVEMENT, Child's nervous system, 10(8), 1994, pp. 533-535
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Pediatrics
Journal title
Child's nervous system → ACNP
ISSN journal
02567040
Volume
10
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
533 - 535
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-7040(1994)10:8<533:CCIEWB>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Intracranial chordomas are rare in childhood. Only 15 cases have been reported in children less than 6 years old. Bone destruction and calci fication have been stated to be characteristics of this tumor. We pres ent the case of a 5-year-old boy with clival chordoma without bone inv olvement.