Surgical Management of Sacral Chordomas: Illustrative Cases and Current Management Paradigms
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Sacral chordomas represent more than 50% of all sacral tumors. These slow-growing, malignant lesions present insidiously and are often large and intimately involved with sacral neurovascular and pelvic structures. En bloc resection is the only well-established predictor of progression-free survival. Optimal surgical management requires a complex multi-disciplinary approach. Here, we describe two cases of sacral chordoma and review current management paradigms.
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دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015