On plain radiographs, fractures of the atlas and anterior aspect in particular may remain occult. Accurate diagnosis of atlas fractures depends on further radiologic investigations including computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Experience in treating atlas fractures is insufficient because of a paucity of literature. Immobilization with a firm cervical collar is the treatment of choice in stable atlas fracture.

✓ Chordomas are extradural tumors and usually originate from sacrococcygeal region, vertebral column, and clivus. The authors present a case of spinal intradural chordoma (terminal filum). To the best of their knowledge, this is the first such case in the English-language literature.

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