Surgical Management of Sacral Chordomas: Illustrative Cases and Current Management Paradigms

Cureus. 2015 Aug 12;7(8):e301. doi: 10.7759/cureus.301.

Abstract

Sacral chordomas represent more than 50% of all sacral tumors. These slow-growing, malignant lesions present insidiously and are often large and intimately involved with sacral neurovascular and pelvic structures. En bloc resection is the only well-established predictor of progression-free survival. Optimal surgical management requires a complex multi-disciplinary approach. Here, we describe two cases of sacral chordoma and review current management paradigms.

Keywords: sacral chordoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports