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Table 1 Summary of SECs reported in the literatures

From: Spine extra-osseous chordoma mimicking neurogenic tumors: report of three cases and review of the literatures

Case

Sex/age

Systems

Location

MRI

Resection

Capsule

A/T

F/R

1 [8]

M, 69

Pain of left hand and fingers

C (IE)

T1 hyper

TR

ND

ND

ND

2 [7]

M, 38

Neck and shoulder pain

C (IE)

T2 hyper

TR

+

84/−

3 [7]

F, 44

Neck and arm pain

C (IE)

T1 hypo

TR

+

12/−

4a

F, 50

Right upper limb numbness

C (ID)

T1 iso, T2 hyper, enhancement

TR

+

12/−

5 [21]

F, 50

Neck pain, right arm numbness

C (ID)

Enhancement

Subtot

ND

ND

6 [6]

F, 29

Neuralgia, dysesthesia

C (IE)

T1 hypo, T2 hyper

TR

+

18/−

7 [12]

M, 53

Right lower limb weakness, spine paresthesias

C (ED)

T1 hypo, T2 hyper

TR

+

Radio

60/−

8 [16]

M, 5

Neck weakness, stiffness

C (IE)

T1 iso, T2 hyper, enhancement

TR

+

ND

ND

9a

F, 67

Right upper limb pain, lower limbs weakness

C (IE)

Enhancement

TR

+

13/−

10 [11]

F, 37

Paresthesia of arms

C (ID)

Enhancement

PR

+

18/−

11 [18]

M, 65

Gait disturbance

C (ID)

T1 iso, enhancement

PR

+

18/−

12 [14]

M, 36

Paraparesis, constipation urinary retention

C (ID) T-L(IM)

T2 hyper, enhancement

partial

ND

Radio

0.75/−

13 [9]

F, 33

Shoulders pain, gait disturbance

T (ID)

ND

TR

ND

ND

12/−

14 [10]

F, 31

Gait disturbance

T (IE)

T1 iso, T2 hypo, enhancement

Partial

ND

Radio

36/−

15 [15]

M, 6

Dorso-lumbar rigidity, buttock pain,

L (IE)

T1/2 iso, no enhancement

ND

+

−/−

16 [13]

F, 17

Lower limbs pain

L (ED)

Enhancement

TR

+

48/−

17 [19]

F, 28

Low-back, lower limbs pain

L-S (ID)

T1 hyper, T2 iso

TR

+

5/−

18 [20]

F, 38

Bilateral buttock pain

S (ID)

T1 iso, T2 hyper

TR

+

ND

6/−

19 [17]

F, 50

Back pain, headache, right leg numbness

C-S (ID/IM)

ND

subtot

+

19/−

20a

F, 36

Sacrococcygeal region discomfort

S (IE)

Clear margin, enhancement

TR

+

58/−

  1. A/T adjuvant therapy, F/R follow up (month)/recurrence, hypo hypointense, hyper hyperintense, iso isointense, R resection, TR total resection, PR piecemeal resection, ND not described, W week, Radio radiotherapy, ID intradural, ED epidural, IE intraspinal-extraspinal, IM intramedullary
  2. aCases presented by our center