A systematic review of proton therapy in the treatment of chondrosarcoma of the skull base.

Neurosurgical Review
Maurizio AmichettiGiuseppe Minniti

Abstract

Chondrosarcoma (CSA) of the skull base (SB) is an uncommon, slowly growing, neoplasm comprising approximately 0.1% of all intracranial tumors and 6% of SB lesions. Even though its growth is slow, CSA is a potentially lethal tumor. The therapeutic approach to CSA of the SB is still controversial and clinical experience is limited because of the relative rarity of this tumor. The use of proton therapy (PT) after maximal surgery is widely accepted, but there are no controlled studies demonstrating the need of PT and its superiority in comparison to radiotherapy with photons. We conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature published during the period between January 1980 and June 2008 on data regarding irradiation of CSA of the SB with PT and a series of inclusion criteria. During August 2008, two independent reviewers (M.A. and D.A.), by applying the key words "skull base", "chondrosarcoma", and "proton therapy" selected those studies from the PubMed database in which a minimum of ten patients received palliative, radical, or postoperative irradiation with protons and which furnished a minimum of 24 months of follow-up. Forty nine reports were retrieved. There were no prospective trials (randomized or nonrandomized) ...Continue Reading

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