title: [Chordomas. Excision of a lumbar chordoma: 2 1/2 years survival without signs of recurrence and without functional complications].
abstract: In connection with surgical removal of a chordoma in the lumbar region by large excision, followed by 31-month survival of the patient without complications, personal experience of 8 chordomas operated on over the last 20 years is reported. The authors believe their observations show the value of active surgical treatment combined with radiotherapy, which has a palliative effect on the pain and slows the evolution of the tumor. The effectiveness of surgical treatment and radiotherapy leads the authors to challenge the negative attitude generally taken towards the treatment of this condition and to adopt a position of moderate optimism.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D002817:Chordoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
vernacular_title: Chordomes. Exérèse d'un chordome lombaire: survie de 2 ans et demi sans signes de récidive et sans impotence fonctionnelle.