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360-surgery for a Giant Cervical Chordoma with Involvement of the Right Vertebral Artery

Overview
Journal Surg Neurol Int
Specialty Neurology
Date 2022 Jan 7
PMID 34992921
Citations 1
Authors
Rodolfo Pedro Molina-Martinez
Venus Damaris Medina-Illueca
Carlos Betancourt-Quiroz
Daniel Alejandro Vega-Moreno
Andres Alberto Moral-Naranjo
Rosa Maria Vicuna-Gonzalez
Martha Leticia Llamas-Ceras
Victor Andres Reyes-Rodriguez
Rodrigo Efrain Hernandez-Resendiz
Abraham Ibarra-de la Torre
Ulises Garcia-Gonzalez
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Abstract

Background: Chordomas are malignant tumors that arise from the remnants of the notochord. Complete radical resection with postoperative radiation therapy is currently considered the gold standard. Here, we performed a 360-staged approach to manage a C3-C4 chordoma that involved the right vertebral artery.

Case Description: A 40-year-old woman presented with a C3-C4 chordoma that invaded the right vertebral artery. She responded well to a circumferential approach including resection and stabilization.

Conclusion: A 40-year-old woman with a C3-C4 spinal chordoma was optimally managed with a combined anterior/posterior surgical approach including decompression/fusion.

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