Table 1 Demographic, clinical and surgical characteristics
Items | Values |
|---|---|
Pathology (chondrosarcoma: chordoma) | 12:5 |
Gender (male: female) | 8:9 |
Age (years), Mean (SD) | 39.0 (13.5) |
Hospital stay (days), Median (IQR) | 22 (18) |
Preoperative ESCC scoring, n (%) | |
0 | 4 (23.5) |
1 | 4 (23.5) |
2 | 4 (23.5) |
3 | 5 (29.4) |
Preoperative neurological function, n (%) | |
Frankel A | 0 |
Frankel B | 1 (5.9) |
Frankel C | 0 |
Frankel D | 8 (47.1) |
Frankel E | 8 (47.1) |
Location of tumor, n (%) | |
Thoracic spine | 9 (52.9) |
Lumbar spine | 7 (41.2) |
Thoracolumbar spine | 1 (5.9) |
Surgical method, n (%) | |
En bloc resection | 12 (70.6) |
Piecemeal resection | 5 (29.4) |
Surgical approach, n (%) | |
Posterior alone | 5 (29.4) |
Combined approach | 12 (70.6) |
Tumor-feeding vessels embolization, n (%) | 11 (64.7) |
Surgical duration (mins), Mean (SD) | 684 (287) |
Estimated blood loss (mL), Mean (SD) | 2300 (1599) |