Brain Tumours

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

03/01/13