DEDIFFERENTIATED CHORDOMA WITH A SARCOMATOUS COMPONENT: AN OVERLOOKED DIAGNOSIS

Authors

  • Quratulain Masood
  • Mohammad Bilal
  • Ayesha Tariq
  • Somal Khan
  • Asad Qureshi

Abstract

A 60 year old male presented with unremitting complaints of acute urinary retention andconstipation. Computerized Tomography of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed a sacral mass. Thebiopsy diagnosed dedifferentiated sacral chordoma; an extremely rare entity, seldom reported andfrequently misdiagnosed. We present a unique case report after an extensive review ofretrospective literature on dedifferentiated chordomas.Keywords: Chordomas, Dedifferentiated chordomas, Sacral chordomas, Malignant fibroushistiocytoma

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Published

2009-03-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2009): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

Section

CASE REPORT

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