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chordoma [kȯr′dō·mə] (medicine) A rarely malignant tumor derived from persistent remnants of the notochord. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| S100 protein, however, is also expressed in various other lesions, including peripheral nerve sheath, granular cell, cartilaginous and salivary gland tumors, chordomas, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and occasional adenocarcinomas to varying degrees. Chordomas are rare tumors of notochordal origin that arise along the vertebral axis. Chordomas are rare and unique bony tumors that arise along the neural axis and are thought to originate from the nucleus pulposus. |
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