Chondroid chordoma of the lateral skull base.

Clinical, radiological, and pathologic features of an intracranial chondroid chordoma in a 9-year-old boy are described. This is the first reported case of a chordoma, the center of which was laterally situated in the cranial base, lying in or near jugular foramen and carotid canal, but without midline involvement. Although cranial chordomas in childhood are extremely rare, and all previously reported cases appeared to have arisen in the clivus, this location should not be considered ectopic.