Fact-sheet: Benign notochordal cell tumor
Updated on 04/18/2018 at 3:45 PM
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Definition
Rare benign tumor arising from an embryologic notochordal remnant
Small intraosseous lesion, which may be located anywhere from the clivus to the sacrum
Location: vertebral bodies, with a predilection for the cervical and lumbosacral spine.
Clinical features
Most often asymptomatic.
Occasionally, mild pain.
Radiography
+/- Mild sclerosis
Generally not visible
CT
+/- marked sclerosis
MRI
Well-defined
T1 hypointense
Markedly homogeneous T2 and T2 FS hyperintense.
No enhancement
No extraosseous extension
Management
Radiologic follow-up.
Differential diagnosis
Main differential diagnosis:
- Chordoma (soft tissue extension, enhancement following contrast administration).
