Distal sacrectomy for recurrent rectal cancer

Exp Oncol. 2021 Dec;43(4):370-372. doi: 10.32471/exp-oncology.2312-8852.vol-43-no-4.16794.

Abstract

Surgical treatment of recurrent rectal tumors is a challenge for cancer surgeons. Due to the high risk of intraoperative and postoperative complications, such tumors are often considered inoperable. We present a clinical case of 56-years-old male patient with local recurrence and pathological fracture of the sacrum at S5 level to whom en-bloc distal sacrectomy was performed. Such surgical technique for recurrence of rectal cancer provides significant improvement in local and general condition and creates a favorable prognosis for the patient's survival, which is demonstrated by the described clinical case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / pathology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology
  • Prognosis
  • Rectal Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Sacrum / pathology
  • Sacrum / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome