[Linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiotherapy in combined treatment of skull base chordomas].
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.
Sidorkin
D V
DV
Golanov
A V
AV
Makhmudov
U B
UB
Shkarubo
A N
AN
Zolotova
S V
SV
Gorlachev
G E
GE
Arutiunov
N V
NV
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*