title: Giant sacral chondrosarcoma in an elderly male : a case report.
abstract: Primary sacral tumours are rare, therefore experience of managing their associated complications are very limited. Effective surgical treatment of pelvic chondrosarcoma remains a major challenge for orthopaedic surgeons, due to the complex anatomic structure of the pelvis, the lack of defined compartment borders, the close vicinity to vital structures, and the risk of jeopardizing pelvic structural stability. We report a rare case of a giant sacral chondrosarcoma (100cm x 80cm) in an elderly male who successfully underwent tumour resection with good functional outcome and recovery. Long term follow up is essential in view of the possibility of local tumour recurrence.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Giant Chondrosarcoma, Sacrum, Surgery, Elderly Male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Pulau Pinang Hospital, Georgetown, Malaysia.
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authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Pulau Pinang Hospital, Georgetown, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Cs
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Pulau Pinang Hospital, Georgetown, Malaysia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azuhairy
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kota Bharu,Malaysia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hau
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Pulau Pinang Hospital, Georgetown, Malaysia.
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authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zulkiflee