CT and MRI appearances of a thoracic chordoma |
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| Authors: | J M Murphy F Wallis J Toland M Toner G F Wilson |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Pathology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, IE;(2) Department of Neuroradiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, IE |
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| Abstract: | A case of a chordoma in the thoracic spine is presented. This is a very rare tumour in this location and should be considered
in the differential diagnosis of any posterior mediastinal mass. The appearances on CT and MRI were similar to chordomas described
in other locations. On T2-weighted images septae of low signal intensity radiated throughout the large high-signal mass. This
feature may be of use in differentiating chordomas from other posterior mediastinal masses.
Received 12 September 1997; Revision received 2 April 1998; Accepted 29 April 1998 |
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| Keywords: | : Chordoma MRI CT Posterior mediastinal |
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