Multidisciplinary surgical considerations for en bloc resection of sacral chordoma: review of recent advances and a contemporary single-center series

CONCLUSIONS: The modern management of sacral chordoma involves a multidisciplinary team of surgeons and intraoperative technologies to minimize surgical morbidity while optimizing oncological outcomes through en bloc resection. Most cases present with lower sacral tumors not requiring instrumentation, but stabilizing instrumentation and lumbosacral reconstruction are often required in upper sacral and lumbosacral cases. Among efforts to minimize wound-related complications, musculocutaneous flap closure stands out as an evidence-based measure that may mitigate risk.PMID:38691863 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.FOCUS23926

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Christian Schroeder Weston C de Lomba Owen P Leary Rafael De la Garza Ramos Julia S Gillette Thomas J Miner Albert S Woo Jared S Fridley Ziya L Gokaslan Patricia L Zadnik Sullivan Source Type: research