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Free Content Chordomas of the Skull Base and Cervical Spine in Children: Radiologic, Clinical, and Pathologic Evaluation

In this article, we discussed the radiologic, clinical, and pathologic findings of chordomas of the skull base and cervical spine in children and adolescents. MR imaging and CT are used to illustrate cases that represent chordomas in different head, neck, and cervical spine locations. The differential diagnosis of chordoma, which includes a diverse group of malignant tumors, was also presented.

Learning Objective: Understand the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings of chordomas of the skull base and cervical spine in children and adolescents.

Keywords: CN = cranial nerve

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 October 2018

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  • Neurographics is the peer-reviewed, quarterly educational journal of the American Society of Neuroradiology. The journal includes review articles as well as high-yield case reports that have been solicited from society meetings, including the annual meeting of the ASNR as well as the American Society of Spine Radiology, the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology meetings. Unsolicited educational review articles and case reports are also accepted for review at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. Submissions focusing on a pictorial approach to educational objectives are highly encouraged. The journal is open access and available online. CME credit is offered for reading review articles and completing activity evaluations through the ASNR Education Connection website: https://www.pathlms.com/asnr
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