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Case Reports
. 2025 Jun;54(6):1331-1336.
doi: 10.1007/s00256-024-04780-7. Epub 2024 Sep 11.

Muscle metastasis from cervical chordoma: a case report

S Sekmen  1 , N Hursoy  2 , H Gucer  3 , G Burakgazi  2 , M S Balik  4 , S S Cubukcu  3
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Case Reports

Muscle metastasis from cervical chordoma: a case report

S Sekmen et al. Skeletal Radiol. 2025 Jun.

Abstract

Chordomas are rare primary bone tumours that commonly occur in the sacrococcygeal and skull base region and have high rates of local recurrence. They have a locally aggressive course and the most common site of distant metastasis is the lung. The aim of this case report is to present the imaging findings of instance of muscle metastasis, a rare occurrence in cervical chordoma.

Keywords: Chordoma; MRI; Muscle metastasis.

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