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Extradural ecchordosis physaliphora of the thoracic spine: case report
S S Rengachary1, D A Grotte, P E Swanson
1Department of Neurosurgery, Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA.
Objective And Importance:
We report an unusual case of ecchordosis physaliphora of the thoracic spine.
Clinical Presentation:
The clinical presentation was one of disabling thoracic radicular pain without objective neurological deficit. The imaging characteristics of the lesion were those of a cyst containing aqueous fluid. There was no bone destruction.
Intervention:
Gross total removal of the lesion was accomplished.
Conclusion:
We present the only well-documented case of thoracic extradural ecchordosis physaliphora and discuss the relationship between the notochord, ecchordosis physaliphora, and chordoma. We provide a comprehensive list of lesions exhibiting physaliphorous cells.