Abstract
Most data regarding survival in patients with chondrosarcoma are limited to case studies
and small series performed at single institutions. A systematic review was performed
to study the relationship between potential prognostic factors and survival. The survival
rates were analyzed according to modality of treatment, treatment history, histological
subtype, and histological grade. A total of 560 patients with intracranial chondrosarcoma
were analyzed. Median follow-up time was 60 months. The 5-year mortality among all patients was 11.5% with median survival of
24 months. Mortality at 5 years was significantly greater for patients with tumors of higher grade, or of the
mesenchymal subtype, or who had received surgical resection alone. The results of
our systematic review provide useful data in predicting survival among intracranial
chondrosarcoma patients.
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May 6,
2009
Received:
April 9,
2009
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