Ependymoma and chordoma

AB Levine, D Wong, M Fatehi, S Yip - Neurosurgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Ependymoma and chordoma are 2 tumors that occur throughout the craniospinal axis, and
for which the extent of neurosurgical resection has a key prognostic role. Both tumors have …

Salvage free tissue transfer for clival osteoradionecrosis after repeat proton beam therapy

S Vieira, A Nabil, G Maza, M Shahein… - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Craniocervical junction chordoma treated with surgery and Proton Beam
Therapy evolved with Osteonecrosis and CSF leak. As the vascularization of the head was …

Natural growth dynamics of untreated skull base chordomas in vivo

K Wang, SN Xie, L Wang, J Du, JP Ma, XL Huo… - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To study the natural growth dynamics of skull base chordomas. Methods A
retrospective study of skull base chordomas was performed. Patients with≥ 2 preoperative …

Chemoradiotherapy for unresectable INI1-negative chordoma in a child

H Miyahara, S Nodomi, K Umeda… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The characteristics of chordomas in children are distinct from those in adults. In particular,
the prognosis of patients with INI1-negative chordoma is dismal. The standard treatment for …

Prognostic implications of EGFR, p53, p16, Cyclin D1, and Bcl‐2 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

Z Deliu, A Shergill, A Meier, PT Myint… - Precision Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas comprise 4% of all cancers in the United States,
and that number reaches 35–45% in less developed countries. Since head and neck …