Chordoma is a rare, slow growing cancer that arises from cellular remnants of the notochord in the bones of the skull base and spine. Its notochordal origin is supported by the location of the tumors, their immunohistochemical staining patterns, expression of the brachyury protein, and the fact that notochordal cells are preferentially left behind in the clivus and sacrococcygeal regions as the rest of the notochord regresses during fetal development.
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1. Chordoma (Wikipedia)
Lead section, body-system statement
In layman's terms, chordoma is a type of bone cancer, and is classified as a sarcoma.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
Chordoma is a rare slow-growing neoplasm (cancer) that arises from cellular remnants of the notochord in the bones of the skull base and spine.
Lead section, body-system statement (nervous)
Chordomas are sometimes mistakenly referred to as brain, brainstem, or spinal-cord tumors due to their location near those critical structures, but they are not derived from nervous tissue.
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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