Tumors of the Sacrum

Part I. General Aspects

1. Epidemiology of Bone Lesions of the Sacrum
Piero Picci

2. Overview on Bone Sacral Tumors
Alexandra Gangi, Ricardo Gonzalez

3. Clinical and Neurological Manifestations of Sacral Tumors
Alexandra Gangi, Ricardo Gonzalez

4. Imaging of Sacral Tumors and Tumor Simulators: Experience of the Mayo Clinic
Laurel A. Littrell, Doris E. Wenger

5. Imaging of Sacral Tumors: Experience of the Rizzoli Institute
Alessandra Bartoloni, Alberto Bazzocchi, Daniel Vanel

6. Biopsy and Staging of Sacral Tumors
John E. Mullinax, Ricardo J. Gonzalez

7. Histopathology of Sacral Tumors and Pseudotumors
Marilyn M. Bui, Yi Ding, Evita Henderson Jackson, Angelo Paolo Dei Tos

Part II. Benign Lesions

8. Giant Cell Tumor of the Sacrum
Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Georgios N. Panagopoulos, Andrea Angelini, Pietro Ruggieri

9. Osteoblastoma of the Sacrum
Andrea Angelini, Pietro Ruggieri

10. Osteoid Osteoma of the Sacrum
Andrea Angelini, Pietro Ruggieri

11. Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Sacrum
Andrea Angelini, Giuseppe Rossi, Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Pietro Ruggieri

12. Schwannoma of the Sacrum
Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Georgios N. Panagopoulos, Andrea Angelini, Pietro Ruggieri

13. Benign Cartilaginous Tumors of the Sacrum
Andrea Angelini, Pietro Ruggieri

Part III. Malignant Lesions

14. Metastases of the Sacrum
Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Georgios N. Panagopoulos, Andrea Angelini, Pietro Ruggieri

15. Chordoma of the Sacrum
Andrea Angelini, Pietro Ruggieri

16. Osteosarcoma of the Sacrum
Andrea Angelini, Douglas G. Letson, Pietro Ruggieri

17. Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Sacrum
Andrea Angelini, Douglas G. Letson, Pietro Ruggieri

18. Lymphoma and Myeloma of the Sacrum
Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Georgios N. Panagopoulos, Andrea Angelini, Pier Luigi Zinzani, Pietro Ruggieri

19. Chondrosarcoma of the Sacrum
Andrea Angelini, Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Pietro Ruggieri

Part IV. Treatments

20. Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Sacrum
Sean Accardo, Ricardo Gonzalez

21. Tumors of the Sacrum: Diagnosis, Management, and Surgical Techniques
Eric T. Newman, Francis J. Hornicek, Joseph H. Schwab

22. Computer Navigation in the Sacrum
David M. Joyce

23. Sacral Biomechanics and Reconstruction
Matthew T. Houdek, Peter S. Rose, Steven L. Moran, Michael J. Yaszemski, Franklin H. Sim

24. Soft Tissue Reconstruction Following Sacrectomy
Matthew T. Houdek, Steven L. Moran

25. Embolization for Sacral Tumors
Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Vasilios Igoumenou, Andrea Angelini, Giuseppe Rossi, Pietro Ruggieri

26. Palliative Treatments for the Sacrum
Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Georgios N. Panagopoulos, Andrea Angelini, Giuseppe Rossi, Alberto Bazzocchi, Pietro Ruggieri

27. Radiation Therapy for Primary Malignant Sacral Tumors
Joseph H. Schwab, Francis J. Hornicek

28. Tumors of the Sacrum: The Role of Chemotherapy
Stefano Ferrari

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