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SUBMITTER: Di Maio S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3683175 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Di Maio Salvatore S Kong Esther E Yip Stephen S Rostomily Robert R
Surgical neurology international 20130601
<h4>Background</h4>Chordomas of the skull base are rare locally aggressive neoplasms with a predilection for encapsulating critical neurovascular structures, bony destruction and irregular growth patterns, and from which patients succumb to recurrence and treatment failures.<h4>Methods</h4>A review of the medical literature is performed, using standard search engines and identifying articles related to skull base chordomas, surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, molecular genetics, and prospe ...[more]