Total Sacrectomy for the Treatment of Advanced Pelvic Chondrosarcoma

We present in this article a case of a 52-year-old man who presented less infrequent symptoms, and the diagnosis was made in a very advanced stage. The wide surgical excision of the mass was performed by two different anterior and posterior approaches in one stage. The free surgical margins were difficult to achieve because it presented a voluminous tumor with invasion of the rectum, bone, and sacral plexus, but the age, low histological grade, and extensive experience in extreme pelvic surgery of our multidisciplinary team allowed approaching the patient with debulking surgery en bloc, successfully. Total hospital stay was 20 days. The patient was discharged without any complications. At the 6-months ’ follow-up, the patient showed no local recurrence.
Source: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research