Overview
- Provides detailed guidance on diagnosis and treatment strategies
- Reports the experiences at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
- Written in cooperation with U.S. centers
- Highlights the importance of a team approach
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book provides an up-to-date overview on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and imaging characteristics of sacral tumors, discusses the available treatment options, and reports the published outcomes. The diagnostic roles of conventional radiology, CT, and MRI are thoroughly described and imaging appearances are compared with the histologic features. The coverage of therapeutic approaches includes chemotherapy, radiotherapy, radiosurgery, and surgery (partial or total sacrectomy and spinopelvic reconstruction). Special attention is paid to the specific anatomic constraints that make tumors in this region of the spine more difficult to manage effectively than those in the extremities and the mobile portions of the spine.
All components of the sacrum can give rise to benign or malignant tumors, which pose significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Although these tumors are often diagnosed at an advanced stage, good clinical outcomes may be achieved if an aggressive multidisciplinary approach is used. This book will be of value for a range of practitioners; it will assist in prompt diagnosis and help to overcome lack of familiarity with the required treatment strategies.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology
University of Padova, Italy
2. Andrea Angelini, MD,PhD
Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology
University of Padova, Italy
3. Daniel Vanel, MD
Department of Pathology
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
4. Piero Picci, MD
Laboratory of Experimental Oncology
Musculoskeletal Oncology,
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Tumors of the Sacrum
Book Subtitle: Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign and Malignant Tumors
Editors: Pietro Ruggieri, Andrea Angelini, Daniel Vanel, Piero Picci
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51202-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51200-6Published: 08 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84593-7Published: 12 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51202-0Published: 30 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 382
Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Diagnostic Radiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Radiotherapy
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