Assessing survival outcomes and complication profiles following surgical excision and radiotherapy as interventions for skull base chordoma: a systematic review of operative margins and surgical approaches

ConclusionOverall, these results indicate good 5-year survival outcomes for patients with skull base chordoma; however, 10-year prognosis for skull base chordoma remains poor due to its radiotherapeutic resistance and high recurrence rate. Furthermore, mortality rates among patients undergoing midline versus lateral skull base approaches appear to be equivocal.

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Source: Journal of Neuro-Oncology - October 25, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research