Table 3.
Comparison of published reports on patients with brain metastases from chondrosarcoma and chordoma.
| Case author | Age, sex | IB yr. | BM treatment | OS Mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chondrosarcoma | ||||
| Flannery et al., 2010 [15] | 14 M, 56 M | 0.5–1.3 | GKSRS | 18–21 |
| Francés-Muñoz et al., 2012 [39] | 53 F | 10 | Chemo for lung | NR |
| Kawaguchi et al., 2012 [43] | 54 M | 0.7 | Chemo | 52 |
| Jallu et al., 1992 [41] | 54 F | 0.7 | SR | NR |
| Konishi et al., 1994 [44] | 72 F | 2 | SR | 2 |
| Reyaz and Ashraf, 2006 [45] | 34 F | 7 | SR | NR |
| Talerman, 1967 [46] | 26 F | — | — | — |
| Templeton et al., 1985 [47] | 15 M | 34 | D | NR |
| Waga et al., 1972 [48] | 32 M | 12 | SR | NR |
| Tsutsumi et al., 2010 [40] | 60 M | 4.4 | Chemo, GKSRS | 10+ |
| Fox et al., 1968 [49] | 51 F | — | D | 11 |
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| Chordoma | ||||
| Kamel et al., 2005 [53] | 12 M | 32 | SR | 32 (alive) |
| Anderson and Meyers, 1968 [54] | 69 M | 24 | SR (gross total) | 36 (alive) |
| Al-Adra et al., 2011 [52] | 29 M | 16 | SR, WBRT | ? |
| Morris and Rabinovitch, 1947 [56] | 41 M | 2.5 | WBRT | 2.5 |
| Fichardt and De Villiers, 1974 [55] | 59 M | 36 | SR | 42 |
| Higinbotham et al. 1967 [50] | 58 F | ? | None (autopsy finding) | 72 |
| Mesgarzadeh et al., 2008 [57] | 27 F | 18 | None | 24 |
Chemo: chemotherapy; D: death prior to treatment; F: female; GKSRS: Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery; IB: interval between diagnosis of brain metastasis from chondrosarcoma in years (yr); M: male; NR: not reported; OS: overall survival in months; Radio: radiotherapy; SR: surgical resection; WBRT: whole brain radiotherapy; adiagnosed postmortem; bbrain metastasis diagnosed first; +: survival reported for at least the stated amount.