title: Neurological manifestation of sacral tumors.
abstract: An extensive analysis of the existing literature concerning sacral tumors was conducted to characterize their clinical manifestations. Although certain specific manifestations can be attributed to some of the tumor types, a more general pattern of clinical presentation of an expansive sacral lesion can be elaborated. Local pain with or without pseudoradicular or radicular radiation is the most frequent initial symptom and is usually followed by the manifestation of a lumbosacral sensorimotor deficit; bladder/bowel and/or sexual dysfunction appear throughout the natural course of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hopital of Geneva, Switzerland. mpayer@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Payer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots