A 13-year patient journey of infant giant clival chordoma: case report and literature review

Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Apr;39(4):1077-1081. doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05749-4. Epub 2022 Nov 22.

Abstract

Chordomas are rare malignant bone tumours that develop from the ectopic remnants of the embryonic notochord. In contrast to adults, the majority in children under 16 present intra-cranially (63%). In 2006, we reported the youngest case of a large clival chordoma, a 15-week old baby, the second case to present without skull base involvement and the fourth case of chordoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis (TS) Kombogiorgas (Childs Nerv Syst 22(10):1369-1374, 2006). In this report, we provide an update on this patient's journey through a range of therapeutic options and summarize an update of the literature, since 2006, for this patient group.

Keywords: Imatinib; Infant clival chordoma; mTOR.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Chordoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Chordoma* / surgery
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / diagnostic imaging
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / pathology
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / surgery
  • Facial Bones
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
  • Skull Base Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Skull Base Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Skull Base Neoplasms* / surgery