Diseases

Chordoma

A malignant tumor arising from the embryonic remains of the notochord. It is also called chordocarcinoma, chordoepithelioma, and notochordoma. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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A malignant tumor arising from the embryonic remains of the notochord. It is also called chordocarcinoma, chordoepithelioma, and notochordoma. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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  • Chordomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chordoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002817. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002817
  2. Chordoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordoma
  3. Chordoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076389