Endoscopic laser ablation of clival chordoma with magnetic resonance-guided laser induced thermal therapy

Background: Chordomas are rare malignant tumors that are difficult to treat and have high recurrence rates despite aggressive therapy. Objectives: We present the first case of a patient with a clival chordoma in which complete tumor ablation was achieved using Magnetic Resonance guided Laser Induced...

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Main Authors: James Barrese, Xiaonan R. Sun, Nitesh Patel, Pinakin Jethwa, Shabbar F. Danish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751914000322