Chordoma: a systematic review of the epidemiology and clinical prognostic factors predicting progression-free and overall survival

Open Access

15 September 2018

journal article
review article
Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Spine Journal

Vol. 27 (12), 3043-3058
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5764-0

Abstract

The aim of this systematic review is to describe the epidemiology of chordoma and to provide a clear overview of clinical prognostic factors predicting progression-free and overall survival.

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