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Technique of Oncologic Sacrectomy

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En bloc sacrectomy is a necessary aspect of the curative treatment of many sacral malignancies. This chapter presents the pre-operative considerations, decision-making, and technical execution of oncologic sacrectomy. Many patients can be approached from an all-posterior procedure, although proximal and locally advanced tumors will often require anterior/posterior procedures. Bony reconstruction is generally needed in patients undergoing high or total sacrectomy procedures. Complications remain frequent, and oncologic outcomes vary by surgical margin and tumor histology.

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Rose, P.S., Sciubba, D.M. (2019). Technique of Oncologic Sacrectomy. In: Sciubba, D. (eds) Spinal Tumor Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98422-3_23

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