Margin-free, en bloc resection of a multilevel cervical chordoma with C-2 involvement: case report with 2-year follow-up and description of operative technique

Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Dec;26(6):929-31. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2012.685785. Epub 2012 May 21.

Abstract

The purpose of this technical/case report is to demonstrate that the appropriate oncological principle of margin-free, tumour en bloc removal can be successfully achieved in a large multilevel chordoma with C-2 involvement, with limited morbidity. Although technically challenging, such an approach offers the patient's best chance for cure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Chordoma / pathology
  • Chordoma / surgery*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosurgery / methods*
  • Neurosurgery / standards
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Peripheral Nerves / pathology
  • Peripheral Nerves / surgery*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Time Factors
  • Vertebral Artery / pathology
  • Vertebral Artery / surgery*