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Fig. 5.1 Sacral chordoma in a 55-year-old woman. (a, b) Axial and sagittal CT scan. Large osteolytic lesion arising in the midline from the lower sacrum. The mass shows low…

Fig. 15.1 Artistic drawings show embryogenesis of the vertebral column: primary neurulation. (a) Shaping. Schematic transverse sections showing neuroectodermal tissues differentiate from the ectoderm and thicken into the neural plate…

Fig. 24.1 During an anterior exposure, the omentum is easily accessible and significant mobilization can be acheived through the anterior laporotomy incision (a). Following removal of a tumor, there is…

Fig. 25.1 An 11-year-old girl with external popliteal nerve deficit of 10 days duration. (a, b) Axial CT of the sacrum showed an osteolytic lesion involving the sacroiliac joint; biopsy…

Fig. 2.1 Coronal and sagittal views of 8.5 × 6.5 cm sacral chordoma involving S3-C1 2.4 Biopsy Given that the differential diagnosis of sacral tumors is extensive, a biopsy should…

Study Patients Age-gender Primary tumor Sacral level Adjuvant treatments Procedure/margins Survival Bergh et al. [4] (2001) 11 N/A CS (high proportion of grade 2 and grade 3 CS) N/A N/A…

Fig. 1.1 Distribution of bone lesions affecting (a) the sacrum and (b) the entire skeleton, in the Rizzoli experience. Lesions have been classified as pseudotumoral, benign, primitive malignant and malignant…

Fig. 11.1 Results after treatment of ABC of the sacrum with selective arterial embolization. (a) Digital subtraction angiography (left corner) shows the pathological tumor vascularization arising from branches of the…

Fig. 6.1 Initial imaging of sacral mass. (a) Sagittal radiograph demonstrating hypodense lesion immediately anterior to sacrum. (b) Computed tomography scan confirms a primary sacral mass with bony destruction Fig….