Analysis of prognostic factors for survival in patients with primary spinal chordoma using the SEER Registry from 1973 to 2014

Abstract Background Spinal chordomas are rare primary osseous tumors that arise from the remnants of the notochord. They are commonly considered slow-growing, locally invasive neoplasms with little tendency to metastasize, but the high recurrent rate of spinal chordomas may seriously affect the surv...

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Main Authors: Yue Pan, Lingyun Lu, Junquan Chen, Yong Zhong, Zhehao Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0784-3