Stereotactic Diagnosis and Radioactive Treatment in a Case of Spheno-Occipital Chordoma

Lőcsei, Zoltán; Fenyes, I

doi:10.3171/jns.1960.17.5.0888

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“…The first stereotactic implantation of an intracranial chordoma was performed following stereotactic biopsy of a clivus lesion in a young man with headaches and cranial nerve palsies. 51 Five ^Y seeds (each 5 -6 mCi) were deposited in the tumour and at follow-up nine months later, the patient was symptom free. Intraoperative implantation of permanent radioisotope sources has also been employed as adjuvant therapy in a few cases of spinal chordoma.…”

Section: Chordomamentioning

confidence: 97%

Interstitial Irradiation of Skull Base Tumours

Bernstein¹,

Gutin²

1985

Can. J. Neurol. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:The rationale for interstitial irradiation of tumours in and around the skull base is reviewed, and the experience accumulated with pituitary adenomas, meningiomas, and chordomas is summarized. Intracystic irradiation for craniopharyngiomas is also reviewed. RESUME: Irradiation interstitielle des tumeurs de la base du crane Nous passons en revue la raison d'etre de 1'irradiation interstitielle des tumeurs de la base du crane ainsi que notre experience avec les adenomes pituitaires, les m^ningiomes et les chordomes. Nous discutons aussi de 1'emploi de 1'irradiation intracy ste dans le craniophary ngiome.

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Section: Chordomamentioning

confidence: 97%

Interstitial Irradiation of Skull Base Tumours

Bernstein¹,

Gutin²

1985

Can. J. Neurol. Sci.

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“…According to these authors, the first transnasal operation occurred in 1911, the first craniotomy in 1918, and the first suboccipital craniotomy and decompression in 1923. 59 They also noted that the first resection through the upper jaw or palate occurred in 1923, the first transfrontal exposure through ethmoidal cells in 1929, and the first cerebellar craniotomy, transfrontal craniotomy, and transsphenoidal resection in 1941, 1941, and 1953, respectively. 59 In 1966, neurosurgeons at the University of California, San Francisco, described a transcervical transclival approach for resection of a clivus chordoma; they postulated that a transcervical approach would help to prevent hemorrhage and meningeal infection.…”

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confidence: 99%

A historical recount of chordoma

Sahyouni¹,

Goshtasbi²,

Mahmoodi

et al. 2018

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

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Chordoma, a rare bone tumor that occurs along the spine, has led scientists on a fascinating journey of discoveries. In this historical vignette, the authors track these discoveries in diagnosis and treatment, noting events and clinicians that played pivotal roles in our current understanding of chordoma. The study of chordoma begins in 1846 when Rudolf Virchow first observed its occurrence on a dorsum sellae; he coined the term “chordomata” 11 years later. The chordoma’s origin was greatly disputed by members of the scientific community. Eventually, Müller’s notochord hypothesis was accepted 36 years after its proposal. Chordomas were considered benign and slow growing until the early 1900s, when reported autopsy cases drew attention to their possible malignant nature. Between 1864 and 1919, the first-ever symptomatic descriptions of various forms of chordoma were reported, with the subsequent characterization of chordoma histology and the establishment of classification criteria shortly thereafter. The authors discuss the critical historical steps in diagnosis and treatment, as well as pioneering operations and treatment modalities, noting the physicians and cases responsible for advancing our understanding of chordoma.

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“…However, Z oltán and Fenyes [13] succeeded in stereotaxic diagnosis and radiation treatment in one case of spheno-occipital chordoma. Sever al authors [1,8,9,12] described the treatment of inoperable brain tumors by stereotaxic implantation of radioactive isotopes, and their result was very encouraging.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%