Chordoma of the Lumbar Spine Presenting as Sciatica and Treated with Vertebroplasty

Journal Article · Wed Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-009-9701-9· OSTI ID:21428903

Chatterjee, Somenath; Gupta, Arun Kumar; Periakaruppan, Alagappan ^[1]

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1. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology (India)

The lumbar spine is a less common location for chordoma. Here we describe a 44-year-old woman presenting with pain due to a L4 vertebral expansile lesion that caused significant canal stenosis and neural foraminal compromise. Vertebroplasty was performed and resulted in immediate pain relief. For patients with painful lumbar chordoma who are unwilling to undergo surgery, vertebroplasty can play a palliative role as in patients with other vertebral lesions. Treating pain and stabilizing vertebra by way of vertebroplasty in a case of chordoma has not yet been reported.

• OSTI ID: 21428903
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 33, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-009-9701-9; Copyright (c) 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Article Copyright (c) 2009 The Author(s); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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