Publications by authors named "Pin-Lin Kuo"
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzed 48 patients with spinal chordoma and chondrosarcoma treated from 2001 to 2023, focusing on the type of surgical margins achieved during tumor removal.
- Patients with negative or microscopically positive margins (R0/R1) had a significantly better overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) compared to those with macroscopically positive margins (R2), implying that margin status is crucial for treatment outcome.
- Radiation therapy (RT) did not enhance OS or PFS in either group, leading to the conclusion that en bloc resection surgery with a proper margin is the preferred treatment approach, while radiation may be an option for those unable to have surgery
