Background: Skull base chordoma is a rare tumor with low-grade malignancy and a high
recurrence rate, the factors affecting the prognosis of patients need to be further studied. For …

Background Complete resection combined with postoperative radiotherapy is ideal for skull
base chordomas. The recent literature suggests that the degree of surgical resection is the …

Skull base chordoma is a rare and fatal disease, recurrence of which is inevitable, albeit
variable. We aimed to investigate the clinicopathologic features of disease progression …

Objective Currently, there are a lack of reviews assessing the complete range of prognostic
factors in skull base chordoma (SBC). This study aimed to systematically review the …

Objective Chordoma is a locally aggressive tumor. The aim of this study was to assess the
efficacy of different surgical approaches and adjuvant radiation modalities used to treat …

Objective Skull base chordoma is a rare and locally destructive malignancy which presents
unique therapeutic challenges. While achieving gross total resection (GTR) confers the …

Objective The objective of the current study was to compare the clinical features and
outcomes between younger and older patients with skull base chordoma (SBC). Methods In …

Objective To propose and further validate a basic progression scoring system for patients
with skull base chordoma. Methods All patients (n= 170) undergoing operation for skull base …

Objective We aimed to characterize the expression of transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α)
and Ki-67 and to assess the relationship between TGF-α and Ki-67 expression and …

Background Although a controversial and complex issue, the prognostic factors of skull base
chordomas are worth exploring. Methods Prognostic factors associated with overall survival …