Comparison of prognosis of skull base chordoma treated by surgical resection and gamma knife surgery

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-362

  Shu, Zhicheng ^a   Hou, Yonghong ^a   Wang, Yanjin ^a   Tang, Xiaogang ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chordoma; Gamma knife surgery; Prognosis; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHORDOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHORDOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957875366     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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