Benign sacral tumors

Neurosurg Focus. 2003 Aug 15;15(2):E14. doi: 10.3171/foc.2003.15.2.14.

Abstract

Primary tumors of the sacrum are rare. In adults, the most common sacral tumors are metastases. The most common primary sacral tumor is a chordoma. Chordomas along as well as tumors such as chondrosarcomas, osteosarcomas, myxopapillary ependymomas, myelomas, and Ewing sarcomas are considered malignant. In this article the authors focus on benign sacral tumors.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / pathology
  • Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / surgery
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chordoma / pathology
  • Chordoma / surgery
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / pathology
  • Endodermal Sinus Tumor / surgery
  • Female
  • Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / surgery
  • Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / pathology
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Osteoma, Osteoid / pathology
  • Osteoma, Osteoid / surgery
  • Sacrum / pathology*
  • Sacrum / surgery
  • Spinal Diseases / pathology
  • Spinal Diseases / surgery
  • Spinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Teratoma / pathology
  • Teratoma / surgery