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Case Report
4 (
Supp 1
); S95-S97
doi:
10.4103/0976-3147.116426

Chordoma of skull base presenting as nasopharyngeal mass

Department of Pathology, Pt B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Dr. Ashima Batra H. No. 901 Ward No. 22, Jhang Colony, Rohtak, Haryana India drashimabatra@gmail.com

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

While the nasopharynx is most commonly regarded by the otolaryngologist as a primary site of neoplastic involvement, it is also an avenue of spread of base?of?the?skull tumors presenting as bulging nasopharyngeal masses. Chordoma is a relatively rare tumor of the skull base and sacrum thought to originate from embryonic remnants of the notochord. Chordomas arising from the skull base/clivus are typically locally aggressive with lytic bone destruction. The optimal treatment may be photon/proton radiotherapy alone or combined with a gross total resection, when feasible. We report a case of intracranial chordoma presenting as nasopharyngeal mass.

Keywords

Chordoma
nasopharyngeal mass
skull base

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