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In chordoma, metastasis, recurrences, Ki-67 index, and a matrix-poor phenotype are associated with patients' shorter overall survival.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 1 Dec 2016
von Witzleben Adrian, Goerttler Lukas T, Lennerz Jochen, Weissinger Stephanie, Kornmann Marko, Mayer-Steinacker Regine, von Baer Alexandra, Schultheiss Markus, Möller Peter, Barth Thomas F E
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PURPOSE: To establish a chordoma tissue cohort (n = 43) and to correlate localization, size, metastasis, residual disease (R-status), recurrences, histological subtype, matrix content, and Ki-67 proliferation index with patients' overall survival (OS). METHODS AND RESULTS: We used routine histopathology supplemented by immunohistochemistry. In our patient cohort (median age 69 years, range 17 to 84 years) the...
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