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Clinicopathologic study of sacrococcygeal chordoma
Author(s) -
Kaiser Thomas E.,
Pritchard Douglas J.,
Unni Krishnan K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19840601)53:11<2574::aid-cncr2820531136>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - medicine , sacrum , chordoma , surgery
Chordoma involving the sacrum is a rare neoplasm. Between 1952 and 1979, 63 patients underwent surgical treatment at the Mayo Clinic. Most of the patients were treated by en bloc excision by a posterior approach. For the 25 patients who had complete excision of the tumor without contamination of the surgical wound, the recurrence rate was 28%. For the 25 patients whose tumor was entered at surgery, the recurrence rate was 64%. in addition to recurring locally, this tumor may metastasize to distant sites. More aggressive surgery seems indicated.