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Table 1 Characteristics of 808 patients with primary spinal chordoma registered in the SEER database (1973–2014)

From: Analysis of prognostic factors for survival in patients with primary spinal chordoma using the SEER Registry from 1973 to 2014

Category

No. (%)

Age in years

 0–20

21 (2.6)

 21–59

330 (40.8)

 60+

457 (56.6)

Gender

 Male

506(62.6)

 Female

302 (37.4)

Race

 White

711 (87.9)

 Black

26 (3.3)

 Other

71 (8.8)

Primary site

 Vertebrae

357 (44.2)

 Sacrum/pelvis

451 (55.8)

Disease stage

 Localized/regional

654 (80.9)

 Distant

62 (7.7)

 Unstaged

92 (11.4)

Therapy performed

 Surgical

549 (67.9)

 Non-surgical

259 (32.1)

Marital status

 Unmarried

132 (16.3)

 Married

676(83.7)

Rural or urban

 Rural

141 (17.5)

 Urban

667 (82.5)