Abstract:A statistical analysis of the results is not applicable due to the great variety of the disease concerning the histological diagnosis, the tumour size and the location as well as the small number of patients.
“…Aufgrund des langsamen Wachstums dieser Tumoren klagen die Patienten erst bei fortgeschrittenem Tumorwachstum über z. T. uncharakteristische Symptome [13]. Häufige Leitsymptome sind, wie auch im vorliegenden Fall, eine progrediente Visusminderung, Augenmotilitätsstörungen, frontale Cephalgien und eine Nasenatmungsbehinderung.…”
Recent prognostic improvements of skull base chondrosarcomas by combination of skull base surgery and innovative radiation therapy are discussed and the literature is presented.
“…Aufgrund des langsamen Wachstums dieser Tumoren klagen die Patienten erst bei fortgeschrittenem Tumorwachstum über z. T. uncharakteristische Symptome [13]. Häufige Leitsymptome sind, wie auch im vorliegenden Fall, eine progrediente Visusminderung, Augenmotilitätsstörungen, frontale Cephalgien und eine Nasenatmungsbehinderung.…”
Recent prognostic improvements of skull base chondrosarcomas by combination of skull base surgery and innovative radiation therapy are discussed and the literature is presented.
The prognosis of malignant paranasal tumors depends mainly on the control of the local tumor growth. Modern strategies of surgical treatment in combination with radiotherapy need to be implemented in an effort to achieve a continuous remission.
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