The treatment of clival chordoma remains highly challenging. This difficulty is enhanced by
the very small likelihood of a successful complete surgical resection or nonsurgical …

Background The treatment of clival chordomas remains challenging. Total tumour resection
is often impossible without hampering adjacent anatomical structures and causing functional …

Chordomas are rare tumors that can develop anywhere along the craniospinal axis. These
tumors present challenges with respect to diagnosis and treatment due to a high rate of …

Objective To investigate prognostic factors of clival chordoma using the largest patient set to
date. Methods Appropriate studies were identified per search criteria, data satisfying criteria …

BACKGROUND: Clival chordomas frequently recur because of their location and
invasiveness. OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical, operative, and anatomic factors …

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to clarify the detailed clinical course of recurrent
clival chordoma and the outcomes of each treatment modality. METHODS A single-center …

Purpose Chordoma is a rare neoplasm that arises from embryonic notochordal remnants
along the axial skeleton (ie, clivus, sacrum) and the vertebral bodies. They comprise less …

Purpose Chordomas are locally destructive tumors with high rates of recurrence, and
therapeutic strategies remain controversial. This study analyzed long-term outcomes for …

Simple Summary We report the experience of our institution in treating clival chordomas
over 20 years and systematically review the recent literature, highlighting factors associated …

Objective Skull base chordoma (SBC) is rare and one of the most challenging diseases to
treat. We aimed to assess the optimal timing of adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) and to …