title: [Osteosarcoma of the sacrum. Apropos of a case in a 14 year-old girl].
abstract: The authors report a case of sacral osteosarcoma, which is a rare and dreaded tumor. Sciatica was the first manifestation. Patients with refractory sciatica and normal plain films and computed tomography studies of the lumbar spine should undergo magnetic resonance imaging to look for a sacral lesion.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU d'Angers.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Favier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menei
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rizk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alhayek
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mercier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012447:Sacrum; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Ostéosarcome du sacrum. A propos d'une observation chez une adolescente de 14 ans.