title: Benign sacral tumors.
abstract: Primary tumors of the sacrum are rare. In adults, the most common sacral tumors are metastases. The most common primary sacral tumor is a chordoma. Chordomas along as well as tumors such as chondrosarcomas, osteosarcomas, myxopapillary ependymomas, myelomas, and Ewing sarcomas are considered malignant. In this article the authors focus on benign sacral tumors.
authors.affiliation: Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Harel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: Praveen V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Mummaneni
authors.forename: Regis W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Haid
authors.forename: Gerald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Rodts
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ondra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002817:Chordoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery