kˈɛɹi tˈɛnɪs, ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɐdvˈaɪs kˈɑːləmnˌɪst fɔːɹ sɐlˈɑːn, ɐnˈaʊnst ɪn hɪz kˈɑːlʌm ʌv noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ðæt hiː hɐdbɪn dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊzd wɪð ɐ kɔːɹdˈoʊmə.
Cary Tennis, the popular advice columnist for Salon, announced in his column of November 19, 2009, that he had been diagnosed with a chordoma.