Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 95-99 , April 2006

Noninvasive sacral chordoma presenting as a benign soft tissue mass

  • Oana-Eugenia Baboiu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 315 464 4750; fax: +1 315 464 7130.
    • ,
  • William M. Taylor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center, Johnson City, NY 13790, USA
    • Tel.: +1 607 763 5948.

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PII: S1092-9134(05)00189-9

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.11.003

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 95-99 , April 2006

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