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American Journal of Neuroradiology 25:1589-1591, October 2004
© 2004 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
SPINE

Use of Radio-Frequency Ablation for the Palliative Treatment of Sacral Chordoma

Nassar Anisa, Nohra Chawkib and Khoneisser Antoinec

a Department of Radiology, Lebanese Hospital, Geitawi, Beirut, Lebanon
b Department of Neurosurgery, Lebanese Hospital, Geitawi, Beirut, Lebanon
c Department of Surgery, Lebanese Hospital, Geitawi, Beirut, Lebanon

Address correspondence to Nassar Anis, MD, Department of Radiology, Lebanese Hospital, Geitawi, Beirut, Lebanon

Summary: Chordomas are the most common sacrococcygeal tumors in adults. They have a high recurrence rate, are locally aggressive, and are resistant to radiation therapy. Radio frequency is a relatively new therapeutic technique, used primarily in the treatment of liver tumors; however, its application has widened to include other neoplasms. We report its use in the palliative treatment of chordomas in two patients for debulking and control of pain, with good results and low morbidity.




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