Brain Tumours

Chordoma Chondrosarcoma

Chordoma: Surgery + Radiation

Tai et al, Cancer, 1995: 159 patients with cranial chordomas treated by various regimens: • Subtotal resection followed by adjuvant radiation had a significantly improved survival over surgery alone (p=0.011)

• No difference when compared to radiation alone (p=0.271)

• The survival curves for the combined treatment separate with follow up and suggest a benefit to include surgery in the management

03/01/13