Treatment outcomes of proton or carbon ion therapy for skull base chordoma: a retrospective study.

Masaru TakagiYusuke DemizuFumiko NaganoKazuki TerashimaOsamu FujiiDongcun JinMasayuki MimaYasue NiwaKuniaki KatsuiMasaki SugaTomohiro YamashitaTakashi AkagiKoh-Ichi SakataNobukazu FuwaTomoaki Okimoto

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2018)

Both PT and CIT appear to be effective and safe treatments and show potential to become the standard treatments for skull base chordoma. To increase the local control, surgery before particle therapy is preferable.

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