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Abstract
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Chordoma is a rare slow growing malignant tumor which arises from primitive notochord remnants. A fifty year female patient attended outpatient complaining of swelling in the low back, gradually increasing over a six years period, attained present size of 3×4 cm. Fine needle aspiration cytology revealed characteristic physaliphorous cells seen in chordoma. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of chordoma. |
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Keywords :
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Chordoma, Neoplasms, Nervous System Neoplasms, Notochord, Cytodiagnosis, Humans.
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