Hemisacrectomy with preservation of the contralateral sacral nerve roots and sacroiliac joint for pelvic neurofibrosarcoma in a 7-year-old child: case report with 2-year follow-up

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Jan;19(1):102-107. doi: 10.3171/2016.7.PEDS16203. Epub 2016 Sep 30.

Abstract

Neurofibrosarcoma is rare in the pediatric age group. A malignant tumor of the sacrum presents significant challenges, especially if the goals are to resect with wide and clean surgical margins and to achieve acceptable functional outcomes. The authors report a case of this rare tumor affecting the sacrum and sacral nerve roots of a 7-year-old girl and review the role of total hemisacrectomy sparing the contralateral sacral nerve roots and lumbopelvic reconstruction in the treatment of this disease. This patient is, to the best of the authors' knowledge, the youngest to be treated in this manner.

Keywords: MPNST = malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; UTI = urinary tract infection; hemisacrectomy; neurofibrosarcoma; oncology; pediatric spine; sacral tumor; sacrectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Neurofibrosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Neurofibrosarcoma / surgery*
  • Pelvic Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvic Bones / surgery*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Sacroiliac Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Sacroiliac Joint / surgery*
  • Sacrum / diagnostic imaging
  • Sacrum / surgery*
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / surgery*