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Rare case of extracranial chordoid meningioma adjacent to the carotid sheath: illustrative case
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Rare case of extracranial chordoid meningioma adjacent to the carotid sheath: illustrative case

Seung W. Jeong, Michael Moran, Shahed Elhamdani, Dorian M. Kusyk, Chen Xu, Kymberly Gyure and Richard Williamson
Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons, v 5(4), 22295
23 Jan 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/CASE22295
PMID: 36692061
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Clinical Neurology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Neurosciences & Neurology Science & Technology Surgery
BACKGROUND Chordoid meningioma is a rare World Health Organization (WHO) grade 2 variant of meningioma with histological features resembling those of a chordoma. This tumor type is known for having an aggressive clinical course with a propensity for local recurrence. Most cases occur within the cranium, more specifically around the cerebral convexities. Although extracranial meningiomas of various subtypes have been documented, extracranial meningioma with a chordoid subtype is an extremely rare entity. OBSERVATIONS The authors herein report the case of a 51-year-old female who presented with a chief complaint of dysphagia and was found to have a neck mass abutting the carotid sheath. The patient underwent resection and final pathology results revealed a WHO grade 2 chordoid meningioma. LESSONS This case report demonstrates an atypical case of an extracranial chordoid meningioma adjacent to the carotid sheath. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a chordoid meningioma occurring within the soft tissue of the neck.

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