Reprint of “Chordoma in children: Case-report and review of literature”

Jean Louis Habrand, Jean Datchary, Stéphanie Bolle, Anne Beaudré, Ludovic de Marzi, Kévin Beccaria, Dinu Stefan, Jacques Grill, Rémi Dendale

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)412-417
    Number of pages6
    JournalReports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy
    Volume21
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2016

    Keywords

    • Children
    • Chordoma
    • Protontherapy
    • Sarcoma

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