Cotler H B, Cotler J M, Cohn H E, Israel H I, Gartland J J
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1983 Oct;8(7):781-6. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198310000-00016.
A case of thoracic chordoma successfully treated with surgical excision is reported and described. Thoracic chordomata presenting as posterior superior mediastinal tumors occur infrequently and may be highly malignant lesions. Early radical surgery through thoracotomy provide the best hope of cure, and radiation offers only temporary regression of tumor.
本文报告并描述了一例经手术切除成功治疗的胸段脊索瘤病例。表现为后上纵隔肿瘤的胸段脊索瘤很少见，可能是高度恶性病变。通过开胸进行早期根治性手术是治愈的最大希望，而放疗仅能使肿瘤暂时消退。
