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Combined Anterior and Posterior En Bloc Vertebrectomy for Lumbar Chordoma

  • Jung, Youn-Young (Department Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Shin, Ho (Department Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University)
  • Published : 2009.04.28

Abstract

Chordoma is a rare bone tumor derived from remnants of the notochord. The majority of chordomas involve the sacrum or skull base. We report a rare case of a L4 vertebral body chordoma treated with anterior en bloc vertebrectomy and posterior stabilization. No tumor recurrence was observed at the 5 year follow-up examination.

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