title: [Linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiotherapy in combined treatment of skull base chordomas].
abstract: Short-term results of postoperative stereotactic linear accelerator-based radiation treatment of 18 patients with cranial base chordomas are analyzed. Total dose was 70 Gy or more. Control of tumor growth confirmed by CT and/or MRI was achieved in 15 cases (83%). Only 1 patient had complication--visual deficit which resolved after 3 months. Control group consisted of 73 patients treated only surgically. 38% of cases in this group were recurrence-free. The study has demonstrated effectiveness of radiotherapy of skull base chordomas.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Sidorkin
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Golanov
authors.forename: U B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Makhmudov
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Shkarubo
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Zolotova
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Gorlachev
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Arutiunov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002812:Chondroma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*