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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 88-B, Issue 9 | Pages 1232 - 1234
1 Sep 2006
van Akkooi ACJ van Geel AN Bessems JHJM den Bakker MA

A chordoma which occurs as a primary tumour outside the axial skeleton is known as an extra-axial chordoma, parachordoma or chordoma periphericum. It is extremely rare and therefore survival, recurrence and the rates of metastasis are not known. Whilst few recurrences have been described, the extra-axial chordoma has the potential for late recurrence at up to 12 years. Metastases are even less frequent.

We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who developed an extra-axial chordoma of the right thoracic wall in close relationship with the tenth rib. The tumour was completely removed and the prognosis is excellent.