Abstract
We report an exceptional case of a very late local failure in a 9-year-old boy presenting with a chordoma of the cranio-cervical junction. The child was initially treated with a combination of surgical resection followed by high dose photon–proton radiation therapy. This aggressive therapy allowed a 9-year remission with minimal side-effects. Unfortunately, he subsequently presented with a local failure managed with a second full-dose course of protons. The child died one year later from local bleeding of unclear etiology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 412-417 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2016 |
Keywords
- Children
- Chordoma
- Protontherapy
- Sarcoma