Pudendal Neuralgia as the Initial Manifestation of Infiltrative Sacrococcygeal Chordoma
Sacrococcygeal chordoma is a malignant tumour originating from remnants of the notochord. Chordomas are slow-growing tumours whose symptoms develop insidiously. We present the case of a 72-year-old woman with a 6-month history of genital pain radiating to the perianal area and exacerbating when she...
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| author | Sira Carrasco García de León José Manuel Flores Barragán Natalia Villasanti Rivas |
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| description | Sacrococcygeal chordoma is a malignant tumour originating from remnants of the notochord. Chordomas are slow-growing tumours whose symptoms develop insidiously. We present the case of a 72-year-old woman with a 6-month history of genital pain radiating to the perianal area and exacerbating when she was in a sitting position. MRI and PET studies revealed a large mass in the sacrococcygeal region causing bone destruction and invasion of neurovascular structures. The immunohistochemical study of the surgical specimen determined it to be chordoma. This is the first published case of pudendal neuralgia as a form of presentation of sacrococcygeal chordoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a92499876a83473fbd8b3279d1bba6a62022-12-22T02:03:27ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Neurology1662-680X2016-08-018217217810.1159/000448915448915Pudendal Neuralgia as the Initial Manifestation of Infiltrative Sacrococcygeal ChordomaSira Carrasco García de LeónJosé Manuel Flores BarragánNatalia Villasanti RivasSacrococcygeal chordoma is a malignant tumour originating from remnants of the notochord. Chordomas are slow-growing tumours whose symptoms develop insidiously. We present the case of a 72-year-old woman with a 6-month history of genital pain radiating to the perianal area and exacerbating when she was in a sitting position. MRI and PET studies revealed a large mass in the sacrococcygeal region causing bone destruction and invasion of neurovascular structures. The immunohistochemical study of the surgical specimen determined it to be chordoma. This is the first published case of pudendal neuralgia as a form of presentation of sacrococcygeal chordoma.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/448915Sacrococcygeal chordomaSacral tumoursPudendal neuralgia |
| spellingShingle | Sira Carrasco García de León José Manuel Flores Barragán Natalia Villasanti Rivas Pudendal Neuralgia as the Initial Manifestation of Infiltrative Sacrococcygeal Chordoma Case Reports in Neurology Sacrococcygeal chordoma Sacral tumours Pudendal neuralgia |
| title | Pudendal Neuralgia as the Initial Manifestation of Infiltrative Sacrococcygeal Chordoma |
| title_full | Pudendal Neuralgia as the Initial Manifestation of Infiltrative Sacrococcygeal Chordoma |
| title_fullStr | Pudendal Neuralgia as the Initial Manifestation of Infiltrative Sacrococcygeal Chordoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pudendal Neuralgia as the Initial Manifestation of Infiltrative Sacrococcygeal Chordoma |
| title_short | Pudendal Neuralgia as the Initial Manifestation of Infiltrative Sacrococcygeal Chordoma |
| title_sort | pudendal neuralgia as the initial manifestation of infiltrative sacrococcygeal chordoma |
| topic | Sacrococcygeal chordoma Sacral tumours Pudendal neuralgia |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/448915 |
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