A Giant Sacrococcygeal Chordoma: A Case Report
10.14791/btrt.2022.10.e12
- Author:
Ehsan KEYKHOSRAVI
1
;
Hamid REZAEE
;
Amin TAVALLAII
;
Ahmadreza TAVASSOLI
;
Mona MAFTOUH
;
Behzad AMINZADEH
Author Information
1. Departments of Neurosurgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Publication Type:CASE REPORT
- From:Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
2022;10(1):29-33
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Sacrococcygeal chordoma is a rare malignant bone tumor. Although there are tough membranes such as the periosteum and presacral fascia (which resist transgression by the tumors), chordoma usually invades the rectal wall. The serious problem with these tumors is the late diagnosis and its high likelihood to become enlarged. The main treatment options for this tumor is surgical resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Due to the tumor vicinity to important organs such as bladder and its neurovascular structures, it makes surgical excision extremely challenging. The aim of this study is to describe a 50-year-old man with a giant sacrococcygeal mass. The novelty of this case report is the huge and unique size of the tumor which has not reported previously as well the special surgical approaches performed to remove the tumor.
