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[Stereotactic brachytherapy for clival chordoma]
K Matsumoto1, N Tamesa, S Tomita
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Medical School.
No Shinkei Geka. Neurological Surgery
|October 23, 1997
Summary
Stereotactic brachytherapy shows promise for treating clival chordomas, a type of skull base tumor. Improved transnasal catheter implantation techniques allow for less invasive and more accurate radiation delivery, leading to tumor size reduction or stabilization.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Radiation Oncology
- Oncology
Background:
- High-dose radiation, including radiosurgery and brachytherapy, is gaining interest for skull base tumors.
- Clival chordomas are challenging due to technical difficulties in stereotactic catheter insertion.