Gamma Knife surgery for skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas

The purpose of this study was to evaluate radiosurgical outcomes in skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas, and to determine which tumors are appropriate for stereotactic radiosurgery as adjuvant therapy following maximum tumor resection. Thirty-seven patients (48 lesions) were treated using Gamma...

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Published in:	Journal of neurosurgery Vol. 107; no. 4; pp. 752 - 757
Main Authors:	HASEGAWA, Toshinori, ISHII, Dai, KIDA, Yoshihisa, YOSHIMOTO, Masayuki, KOIKE, Joji, IIZUKA, Hiroshi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Park Ridge, IL American Association of Neurological Surgeons 01-10-2007
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Child Chondrosarcoma - mortality Chondrosarcoma - pathology Chondrosarcoma - surgery Chordoma - mortality Chordoma - pathology Chordoma - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurosurgery Prognosis Radiation Dosage Radiosurgery - mortality Skull Base Neoplasms - mortality Skull Base Neoplasms - pathology Skull Base Neoplasms - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Survival Rate Chondrosarcoma Sarcoma Diseases of the osteoarticular system Radiosurgery Malignant tumor Cartilage Chordoma long-term result Surgery local tumor control Skull Bone Gamma Knife
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