Diagnosis and management of sacral tumors: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-256

  Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Petteys, Rory J ^a   Garces Ambrossi, Giannina L ^a   Noggle, Joseph C ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Wolinsky, Jean Paul ^a   Witham, Timothy F ^a   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reconstruction; Sacrectomy; Sacrum; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BONE TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SACRUM; SACRUM TUMOR; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CANCER STAGING; CLASSIFICATION; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SACRUM; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 65249110945     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.12.SPINE08382     Document Type: Review

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