Imaging Findings of Sacral Tumors.
10.3348/jkrs.2003.49.4.327
- Author:
Seung Ho KIM
1
;
Sung Hwan HONG
;
Ja Young CHOI
;
Sung Hye KOH
;
Hye Won CHUNG
;
Jung Ah CHOI
;
Heung Sik KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine. kanghs@radcom.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sacrum, neoplasms;
Neoplasms;
Magnetic resonance (MR)
- MeSH:
Chordoma;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2003;49(4):327-336
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The various pathologic conditions detected at CT and MRI and subsumed by the term "sacral tumor" include primary bone tumors, sacral canal tumors and metastases. Among these, metastases are much more common than primary bone tumors, of which chordoma is the most common. Although the imaging findings of sacral tumors are nonspecific, a patient's age and sex, and specific findings such as calcification or fluid-fluid levels, can help radiologists in their differential diagnosis. We describe the imaging findings of primary sacral tumors, emphasizing the MRI findings.
