2016-03-30
发表杂志:Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
发表类型: Research Article
影响因子(IF): 1.961
PMID: 26810468 Pubmed原文链接 全文下载
Clinical data, MRI, CT scans and follow-up data were examined, and the bone invasiveness of the chordoma was classified into two growth patterns (endophytic and exophytic) which were analyzed with regard to prognosis.
Chordomas with an exophytic growth pattern were more likely to recur than those with an endophytic growth pattern, and the surgical approach can be tailored according to each growth pattern.
The overall survival rate was 78.9% with radical surgery and adjuvant radiation, with a mean follow-up of 44.5months. There were 12 patients in the endophytic group and seven in the exophytic group, and the exophytic group exhibited a higher recurrence rate than the endophytic group (p=0.006).