Thoracic chordoma: review and role of FDG-PET.
J Neurosurg Sci
; 52(4): 117-21; discussion 121-2, 2008 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-18946438
ABSTRACT
Chordoma is an uncommon primary bone tumor and the thoracic spine is the least common of all sites for a chordoma. It may recur despite slow-growing nature. Precise literature review will be performed and possible use of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) for detection of both primary and recurrent diagnosis will be discussed. This article presents the case of a 73-year-old male patient who complained of back pain. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, computed tomography (CT) and FDG-PET demonstrated thoracic lesion and biopsy revealed chordoma. The patient was operated on and histological findings showed the tumor was chondroid chordoma. He suffered recurrence after 7 months by FDG-PET. He received 6,000 rads radiation therapy and is neurological free but, suffered backache 15 months after initial diagnosis. Only 12 cases including this case were reported precisely and this is the first report of FDG-PET for both initial and recurrent diagnosis of chordoma.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Coluna Vertebral
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Vértebras Torácicas
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Cordoma
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Fluordesoxiglucose F18
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article