Chordomas are very rare bone malignant tumours that have had a shortage of effective treatments for a long time. New treatments are now available for both the local and the metastatic phase of the ...

Chordomas can be extremely recurring, aggressive, and locally invasive. They have a high tendency of metastasizing to the lungs, bones, and liver. The mainstay of treatment for these patients is ...

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Other presacral masses, such as chordomas, schwannomas, and teratomas, have distinct imaging characteristics. Chordomas generally exhibit aggressive bone destruction and soft tissue masses, with ...

Results TSC-associated paediatric chordomas differed from chordomas in the general paediatric population: median age at diagnosis (6.2 months, TSC, vs 12.5 years, SEER); anatomical site (40% sacral, ...

The orthotopic chordoma animal model reproduces cardinal signs such as locomotor and sensory deficits similar to those observed clinically in patients with chordomas. The model constitutes an advance ...

Chordomas are difficult to treat because they grow “near important tissues like nerves and blood vessels.” The cancer left ...

The Department of Neurosurgery offers expertise in the use of Gamma Knife ® radiosurgery for a wide variety of conditions, including acoustic neuroma, arteriovenous malformations, brain metastases, ...

At the Anterior Skull Base Surgery Center, residents gain hands-on experience in removing tumors such as meningiomas, pituitary tumors, craniopharyngiomas, juvenile angiofibromas, chordomas, and ...

Per the NCI, "Chordomas form from the left-over cells that were important in the development of the spine before birth." ...