Chordoma is a rare slow-growing neoplasm thought to arise from cellular remnants of the notochord. The evidence for this is the location of the tumors (along the neuraxis), the similar immunohistochemical staining patterns, and the demonstration that notochordal cells are preferentially left behind in the clivus and sacrococcygeal regions when the remainder of the notochord regresses during fetal life.
In layman's terms, chordoma is a type of spinal cancer.
Chordomas can arise from bone in the skull ...
Llegiu-ne més a la ViquipèdiaEscriviu un símptoma o una malaltia i llegiu sobre herbes que us poden ajudar, escriviu una herba i vegeu malalties i símptomes contra els quals s’utilitza.
* Tota la informació es basa en investigacions científiques publicades