1026 / 1266
03/01/13
Chordoma - Surgery
Radical
Resection
(No tumor)
Subtotal
Resection
(>90% resected)
Partial
Resection
(<90% resected)
Biopsy
Al-Mefty
43%
48%
9%
Watkins
89%
11%
Gay
47% (total)
20% (near
total)
23%
10%
-
Multiple retrospective studies have suggested
improved local control and
survival in those patients with optimal surgical debulking
- Tzortzidis reported that in patients with chordomas who underwent surgery
aimed at performing a complete resection, GTR could be accomplished in only
72%.
- The 10-year recurrence-free survival was 31% indicating that
even after GTR,
the likelihood of tumor control is low with surgery alone