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ORTEGA-MARTINEZ, M. et al. Chordoid glioma of the III ventricle: Case report and revision of the literature. Neurocirugía [online]. 2007, vol.18, n.2, pp.115-122. ISSN 1130-1473.

Chordoid glioma of the third ventricle is an infrequent brain tumour that was described for the first time by Brat et al. in 1998; since then, only 39 cases have been reported. We present a new case of chordoid glioma of the third ventricle in a 51-year-old-man that was treated with total surgical removal, with a good initial postoperative evolution. Sudden death, most likely due to a massive pulmonary embolism, occurred in the third postoperative day. We present the histological characteristics of the tumour and review the literature regarding this entity.

Palavras-chave : Chordoid glioma; Chordoid neoplasms; Pulmonary embolism; Third ventricle.

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