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SANCHES, Patrícia; YAMASHITA, Seizo; FREITAS, Carlos Clayton Macedo de  e  RESENDE, Luiz Antonio de Lima. Chordoid glioma of the third ventricle: a new case report. Radiol Bras [online]. 2012, vol.45, n.5, pp. 288-290. ISSN 0100-3984.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842012000500011.

Chordoid glioma is a recently described and rare brain tumor located in the third ventricular region, with distinctive histological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features. The present report describes a case of chordoid glioma of the third ventricle in a 59-year-old female patient.

Palavras-chave : Chordoid glioma; Third ventricle; Glial fibrillary acidic protein.