Table 1 Patient and treatment characteristics
Patient characteristics | Number (or %) |
|---|---|
Total patients | 31 |
Median follow-up time in months | 21 [4–52] |
Gender | Â |
Female | 20 (64.5%) |
Male | 11 (35.5%) |
Median age in years | 50 [27–71] |
Median ECOG status | 1 [0–3] |
Histology/Radiological diagnosis | |
Chordoma | 23 (74.2%) |
Chondrosarcoma | 8 (25.8%) |
Surgery | |
Unresectable | 6 (19.4%) |
R1 | 10 (32.2%) |
R2 | 15 (48.4%) |
Indication for irradiation | |
Primary | 6 (19.4%) |
Adjuvant | 18 (58.0%) |
Progression/recurrence (including re-RT) | 7 (22.6%) / 4 (12.9%) |
Critical OAR involvement | |
Brainstem | 6 |
Visual pathway | 7 |
Spinal cord | 1 |
Cranial nerves | 8 |
Hypophysis | 10 |
Involved anatomical site | Â |
Clivus | 26 |
Pyramids | 3 |
Ethmoidal bone | 4 |
Orbit | 1 |
Cervical spine | 3 |
Nasal cavity | 3 |
Symptoms | |
Headache | 15 |
Visual disfunction (diplopia) | 10 |
Facial paresis | 2 |
Motion paresis | 3 |
Otalgia | 3 |
Ptosis | 2 |