Natural History
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CHORDOMA
–
5 yr and 10 yr DFS
70% and
45%
–
Recurrences may be noted
many years after treatment
–
Distant metastasis rare (6%
- 22%)
–
Metastasis higher in the
presence of recurrent
disease
–
At recurrence, 3-yr and 5-
yr OS ~
43% and 7%
CHONDROSARCOMA
–
More
indolent
and
associate with much more
favorable prognosis
–
10-yr local control and
disease specific survival
98-
99%
–
No relationship between
histological subtype and
grade
24/10/2017