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Recent advances in understanding and managing chordomas: an update
2020-07-16
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Chordomas are rare and difficult-to-treat tumors arising from the embryonic notochord. While surgery is the mainstay of treatment, and despite new techniques aimed at maximizing total tumoral resection, recurrence remains high and the probability of disease-free survival low. New breakthroughs in genetics, targeted molecular therapy, and heavy-particle beam therapy offer some promise as adjuvant treatments in addi...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 6ea52b8d-e9e4-5eee-87ba-1452277f1125
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- 10.12688/f1000research.22440.1