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Introduction The Chordoma Foundation (“CF”) is a global nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of those affected by chordoma and lead the search for a cure. CF unites multiple stakeholders—patients, caregivers, doctors, scientists, drug developers, and others—to…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Chordoma Prognostic Factors Patient age at diagnosis, tumor characteristics including pathological features, molecular markers, and cytogenetics,…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Introduction: Barriers to Traditional Therapies Chordoma and chondrosarcoma are closely related malignant tumors; in fact, a…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Chordoma Given the rarity of chordoma, prospective data to guide treatment are limited. Historically, definitive treatment…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Introduction Chordomas are unusual malignant dysontogenic neoplasms with a low incidence (less than 0.03 per 100,0000…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Incidence Cranial base chondroid tumors are rare in the pediatric population. Chordomas constitute only 3% of…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Introduction Radiotherapy seeks application of a curative dose to tumor with maximum sparing of healthy normal…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. General Comments Chordomas and chondrosarcomas are quite uncommon, with an estimated annual incidence of ∼1320 chondrosarcomas…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Introduction Chordoma is a rare malignancy arising from remnants of the embryonic notochord at an estimated…