Ramadan Shamseldien Author

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Surgical Excision of Large Sacral Chordoma with Lumbopelvic Fixation

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Ramadan Shamseldien

Background: Chordoma is slowly growing locally malignant destructive tumor originated as a remnant of notochord. It occur less than 5% of all bone tumors. It has a preferentiality to attack sacrum up to 50%, followed by base of the skull up to 40% and to less extent other vertebral regions up to 15%. Local pain, radiculopathy, and urinary incontinence are the usual presenting symptoms in case of Sacral Chordoma. Contrast enhanced MRI and CT are recommended studies to evaluate extent of both soft tissue invasion and displacement and bone destruction and calcification. This lesion is resistant to chemotherapy and weak response to radiotherapy make the surgical excision first line of treatment. Aggressive surgical excision and stabilization of lumbosacral spin and pelvis i... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9701.1000308

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