Management of a cervical chordoma involving C7-T1

A modern multidisciplinary approach to a large cervicothoracic chordoma using staged en bloc resection with intraoperative image-guided navigation and 3D-printed modeling: illustrative case

“…2,3,[7][8][9][10] En bloc resection is technically demanding, but substantial literature supports its use and efficacy in the mobile spine. 7,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] These lesions often require a challenging anterior access through the thoracic or peritoneal cavities and can lead to significant spinal destabilization requiring innovative approaches to reconstruction, stabilization, and fusion. Adaptations to improve the feasibility of en bloc resection have included multistaged surgeries, collaboration across surgical specialties, minimally invasive techniques, and image-guided navigation.…”