Sacrococcygeal Chordoma - Intralesional Resection and Cryosurgery

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Sacrococcygeal Chordoma - Intralesional Resection and Cryosurgery

By Mount Sinai FEATURING James Wittig

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August 14, 2008

An 84-year old female with a sacral chordoma involving S3 to S5 underwent an intralesional ...
read more ↘ resection and cryosurgery in lieu of a more radical complete sacrectomy. The tumor cavity is approached posteriorly and the tumor is removed with a high performance suction apparatus. Cryosurgery of the tumor cavity is subsequently performed. The defect is closed with bilateral gluteus maximus rotation flaps, which helps protect from infection.
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