Images in Clinical Radiology
Sacral chordoma
Authors:
M Behaeghe ,
Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, BE
A Denis,
Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, BE
L Jans,
Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, BE
K Verstraete
Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, BE
Abstract
A 38-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for deep sacral pain. There was no significant medical history. Physical examination revealed pressure pain of the right sacroiliac joint. MRI showed a midline mass in the sacrum (arrows), isointense on T1- weighted MR images and hyperintense on T2-weighted MR images (Fig. A-B), enhancing with gadolinium. Cortical destruction was present with an extraosseous soft tissue mass (arrowheads). A well-defined lesion with similar MRI signal was seen in the left groin (asterisk) (Fig. C). Diagnosis of sacral chordoma with distant metastasis was made.
How to Cite:
Behaeghe M, Denis A, Jans L, Verstraete K. Sacral chordoma. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology. 2013;96(1):51. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.204
Published on
01 Jan 2013.
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