Sarcomatous transformation of clival chordoma after charged-particle radiotherapy: Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 136-141

  Hara, Takayuki ^b   Kawahara, Nobutaka ^a   Tsuboi, Koji ^b   Shibahara, Junji ^b   Ushiku, Tetsuo ^b   Kirino, Takaaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Charged particle radiotherapy; Chordoma; Sarcomatous transformation; Skull base

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLIVUS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTON THERAPY; SARCOMA; SKULL TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHORDOMA; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745531003     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.1.136     Document Type: Article

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