Multilevel oblique corpectomies as an effective surgical option to treat cervical chordoma in a young girl

Figure 1 Sagittal and axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed diffuse increased signal of a lesion of C2-C3-C4 with important retropharyngeal portion.

Figure 2 Preoperative coronal computed tomography of the cervical spine demonstrating an osteolytic process involving vertebral body of C2, C3 and C4.

Figure 3 Intraoperative photos shows before (above) and after (below) en bloc excision of the retropharyngeal portion. The arrow points to the hypoglossal nerve.

Figure 4 Postoperative axial (A) and sagittal (B) reconstructed computed tomography scans of the cervical spine shows the oblique corpectomies and a fixation with an anterior plating C2-C4.

Figure 5 T2 (above) and T1 with gadolinium contrast (below) magnetic resonance imaging shows total resection of the tumor. The arrow underlines the left vertebral artery.