Internal Hemipelvectomy and Reconstruction Assisted by 3D Printing Technology Using Premade Intraoperative Cutting and Placement Guides in a Patient With Pelvic Sarcoma: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2019 Dec;9(4):e0060. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00060.

Abstract

Case: We describe the case of a 75-year-old patient diagnosed with high-grade epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in the left hemipelvis. She underwent an internal hemipelvectomy, followed by reconstruction with a tumor prosthesis with iliac anchorage using 3D-printed cutting and placement guides. Eighteen months postoperatively, she is pain-free and walks without appliances.

Conclusions: Using 3D-printed guides could be an appropriate alternative for patients with aggressive bone tumors in the pelvic area that require hemipelvectomy and reconstruction using a prosthesis with iliac anchorage. 3D-printed cutting guides allow precise resection with appropriate margins, could reduce the risk of injuring critical structures, and facilitate proper prosthetic component positioning.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / surgery
  • Hemipelvectomy* / instrumentation
  • Hemipelvectomy* / methods
  • Humans
  • Patient-Specific Modeling
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Pelvis / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvis / surgery
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures* / instrumentation
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures* / methods
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional*
  • Sarcoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoma / surgery*