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Published in: Skeletal Radiology 9/2011

01-09-2011 | Special Issue: Jubilee

Benign notochordal lesions of the axial skeleton: a review and current appraisal

Author: Michael Kyriakos

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 9/2011

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Abstract

At the 1996 meeting of the International Skeletal Society, an idea was put forth that there existed symptomatic lesions of the axial skeleton, morphologically different from chordoma, that were consistent with benign notochordal remnants (rests). A review of the embryological basis for this concept is made, along with an analysis of these lesions, termed giant notochordal rests or benign notochordal cell tumors, that have been reported in the intervening 15 years, with a commentary on their relationship, if any, to chordoma.
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Some of the following data include additional clinical information obtained in personal communication from Drs. Dorfman [45], McCarthy [37], and Reith [47] on their patients.
 
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Metadata
Title
Benign notochordal lesions of the axial skeleton: a review and current appraisal
Author
Michael Kyriakos
Publication date
01-09-2011
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1167-6

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