Outcomes and issues of 12 chordomas treated in a single center

Table 4 Operative morbidity and mortality. CSF cerebrospinal fluid, No. number

Adverse events (n = 8)	No. of patients
New cranial nerve palsy	1 (Case 5)
Wound infection^a	1 (Case 3)
CSF leak	1 (Case 5)
Temporary tracheostomy	1 (Case 1)
Diabetes insipidus (DI)^b	1 (Case 10)
Postoperative stroke	1(Case 6)
Cardiac arrest–full recovery^a	1 (Case 3)
Death^b	1(Case 10)

^aCase 3 suffered both wound infection and cardiac arrest, after a partial resection of a cervical chordoma, but was successfully resuscitated and fully recovered after a short hospitalization in the ICU
^bIn case 10, DI appeared after the first surgery for tumor resection. After disease progression, the patient underwent an open-door maxillotomy and subsequently perished