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Review Case Reports
Intradural chordoma of the cerebellopontine angle: case report and review.
- Amir Goodarzi, Atrin Toussi, Mirna Lechpammer, Darrin Lee, and Kiarash Shahlaie.
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
- World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov 1; 107: 1052.e11-1052.e16.
BackgroundChordomas are rare, notochord-derived neoplasms. Of these tumors, intradural chordomas are exceedingly rare. Most occur within the prepontine, parasellar, or other midline intradural locations. An intradural chordoma arising from the cerebellopontine angle has not been described previously.Case ReportWe describe the first case of an intradural chordoma originating from the left cerebellopontine angle resected over the course of 2 operations.ConclusionsIntradural chordomas are rare and can arise anywhere in the posterior fossa. Lack of bony involvement on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are indicative of this pathology when there is also a lack of markers indicating the presence of more common cerebellopontine angle tumors. Treatment goals should include gross total resection and possible radiation therapy.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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