Table 4. Review of the Literature.
| Case | Year | Number of Pts | No of Chordoma | Extent of Resection | Recurrence | Postop CSF Leak | Follow-Up (mo; Range) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Partial | |||||||
| Jho | 1997 | 1 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Stammberger | 1999 | 43 | 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Jho | 2001 | 160 | 7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Frank | 2006 | 11 | 9 | 5 (71%) | 2 (29%) | 4 (44%) | 2 (22%) | 25.3 |
| Zhang | 2008 | 12 | 7 | 6 (86%) | 1 (14%) | 1(14%) | NA | 21.4 (3–37) |
| Dehdashti | 2008 | 12 | 12 | 7 (58%) | 5 (42%) | 0 | 4 (33%) | 16 (4–26) |
| Stippler | 2009 | 20 | 20 | 9 (45%) | 11 (55%) | 2(10%) | 5 (25%) | 13 (1–54) |
| Fraser | 2010 | 17 | 8 | 4 (50%) | 4 (50%) | 0 | 0 | 11.8 (0.5–49.1) |
| Holzmann | 2010 | 13 | 13 | 11 (85%) | 2 (15%) | 0 | 0 | 18 (2–48) |
| Solares | 2010 | 19 | 4 | 3 (75%) | 1 (25%) | 0 | 1 (25%) | 5 (3–47) |
| Summary | 84 | 9.6% | 16.4% | 15.8 (0.5–49.1) | ||||
| Current Series | 2011 | 14 | 14 | 7 (50%) | 7 (50%) | 2 (14%) | 53 (21%)a | 41.45 (2–104) |
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
a
0/5 (0%) CSF leak using nasoseptal flap.