Thoracic Chordoma Misdiagnosed as Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Mediastinum.

Thoracic Chordoma Misdiagnosed as Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Mediastinum. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Oct 13;: Authors: Yoon SK, Moon MH, Moon SW Abstract Chordoma is a rare malignant bone tumor originating from the embryonic notochord. Herein, we present a case of thoracic chordoma located at T3-T5 that was misdiagnosed as primary mediastinal adenocarcinoma. The patient underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiation and the disease showed little response. Due to vertebral body invasion, we performed en bloc mass removal and partial corpectomy (T4-5) in collaboration with orthopedic surgeons. PMID: 33046672 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - October 15, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research