Giant Sacral Chondrosarcoma in an Elderly Male : A Case Report

Primary sacral tumours are rare, therefore experience of managing their associated complications are very limited. Effective surgical treatment of pelvic chondrosarcoma remains a major challenge for orthopaedic surgeons, due to the complex anatomic structure of the pelvis, the lack of defined compar...

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Autores principales: Chan, HZ, Wang, CS, Azuhairy, A, Hau, A, Zulkiflee, O
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4093550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25347391
http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.1403.007
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Sumario:Primary sacral tumours are rare, therefore experience of managing their associated complications are very limited. Effective surgical treatment of pelvic chondrosarcoma remains a major challenge for orthopaedic surgeons, due to the complex anatomic structure of the pelvis, the lack of defined compartment borders, the close vicinity to vital structures, and the risk of jeopardizing pelvic structural stability. We report a rare case of a giant sacral chondrosarcoma (100cm x 80cm) in an elderly male who successfully underwent tumour resection with good functional outcome and recovery. Long term follow up is essential in view of the possibility of local tumour recurrence. KEY WORDS: Giant Chondrosarcoma, Sacrum, Surgery, Elderly Male

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