Embolization for Sacral Tumors
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…
Overview on Bone Sacral Tumors
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…
Chondrosarcoma of the Sacrum
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…
Epidemiology of Bone Lesions of the Sacrum
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…
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Sacrum
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…
Biopsy and Staging of Sacral Tumors
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….
Tumors of the Sacrum: The Role of Chemotherapy
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Pietro Ruggieri, Andrea Angelini, Daniel Vanel and Piero Picci (eds.)Tumors of the Sacrum10.1007/978-3-319-51202-0_28 28. Tumors of the Sacrum: The Role of Chemotherapy Stefano Ferrari1 (1) Department of Chemotherapy, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy…
Radiation Therapy for Primary Malignant Sacral Tumors
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Pietro Ruggieri, Andrea Angelini, Daniel Vanel and Piero Picci (eds.)Tumors of the Sacrum10.1007/978-3-319-51202-0_27 27. Radiation Therapy for Primary Malignant Sacral Tumors Joseph H. Schwab1 and Francis J. Hornicek1 (1) Section of Orthopaedic Oncology, Department of Orthopaedic…
Palliative Treatments for the Sacrum
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Pietro Ruggieri, Andrea Angelini, Daniel Vanel and Piero Picci (eds.)Tumors of the Sacrum10.1007/978-3-319-51202-0_26 26. Palliative Treatments for the Sacrum Andreas F. Mavrogenis1 , Georgios N. Panagopoulos1, Andrea Angelini2 , Giuseppe Rossi3 , Alberto Bazzocchi3 and Pietro Ruggieri2 (1) First Department of Orthopaedics, National…
Tumors of the Sacrum: Diagnosis, Management, and Surgical Techniques
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Pietro Ruggieri, Andrea Angelini, Daniel Vanel and Piero Picci (eds.)Tumors of the Sacrum10.1007/978-3-319-51202-0_21 21. Tumors of the Sacrum: Diagnosis, Management, and Surgical Techniques Eric T. Newman1, Francis J. Hornicek1 and Joseph H. Schwab1 (1) Section of Orthopaedic Oncology,…
