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Year : 2008 | Volume
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Chondroid chordoma of petrous temporal bone with extensive recurrence and pulmonary metastases
Amit Agrawal
Department of Surgery, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, India
Correspondence Address:
Amit Agrawal Division of Neurosurgery, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha - 442 004, Maharashtra India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.42256
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Chondroid chordoma is a variant of chordoma; it may rarely involve the petrous temporal bone and has a high propensity for recurrence. Chordoma rarely metastasizes but it is, nevertheless, associated with a poor outcome. We report a rare case of chondroid chordoma with extensive recurrence and pulmonary metastases. |
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