Management of Chordoma of the Sacrum and Mobile Spine

JBJS Rev. 2022 Dec 12;10(12). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.22.00162. eCollection 2022 Dec 1.

Abstract

➢: Chordomas account for 1% to 4% of primary tumors of the spine and sacrum.

➢: En bloc resection is the preferred surgical treatment for the management of chordomas.

➢: Proton beam radiation is increasingly being used as a postoperative radiation modality for the treatment of chordomas.

MeSH terms

  • Chordoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Chordoma* / pathology
  • Chordoma* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Sacrum / diagnostic imaging
  • Sacrum / pathology
  • Sacrum / surgery
  • Spinal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome