Abstract
Overview Management of spinal sacral masses requires a discrete algorithm for both diagnosis and treatment. Here we use a case report to illustrate the importance of biopsy in the management of a sacral mass. In this case, a woman who had been offered an en bloc resection of a sacral mass resembling a chordoma presented to our tertiary care center for a second opinion. A CT guided needle biopsy demonstrated a Hurthle cell thyroid metastatic mass. An interlesional resection of the mass with preservation of bowel and bladder function was performed avoiding a more extensive sacrectomy. The importance of providing a discrete diagnostic algorithm in the workup of sacral tumors is emphasized with this case report.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 284-289 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Surgical Radiology |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging