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Clival Chordoma Presenting with Ophthalmoplegia and Frontal Headache: A Radioclinical Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Chordomas are rare, slow-growing, locally aggressive malignant tumors arising from remnants of the notochord, commonly involving the clivus at the skull base. We present a case of a 38-year-old male with a 2-year history of progressive diplopia and ophthalmoplegia, recently worsened by frontal headaches. Imaging revealed a destructive, expansile skull base mass centered on the spheno-occipital synchondrosis, extending to adjacent critical neurovascular structures. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of clival chordoma. This case highlights the characteristic radiological features of chordoma and its potential for extensive local invasion.

Source: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports

DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2025.v13i05.119

Authors: M. Mekouar, O. Fahir, Y. Bouktib, A. Elhajjami, B. Boutakiout, M. Ouali Idrissi, N. Cherif Idrissi

Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mohammed VI

Language: English

Topic: Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411042249

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