2025
Sacral tumors: a comprehensive review of imaging, diagnostic challenges, and tumor mimics
Adin M, Woolf G, Hegde R, Elsamadicy A, Mendel E, Zucconi W, Pucar D, Aygün N. Sacral tumors: a comprehensive review of imaging, diagnostic challenges, and tumor mimics. Skeletal Radiology 2025, 1-26. PMID: 39821683, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04862-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary tumorTumor mimicsImaging findingsAssessment of response to treatmentGerm cell tumorsEvaluation of systemic diseasesResponse to treatmentInsufficiency fracturesSacral massSecondary tumorsCell tumorsPretreatment evaluationDiagnostic challengeLymphoproliferative diseaseClinical detailsMalignant tumorsPrimary modalitySystemic diseaseEwing sarcomaTumorNotochordal remnantsDevelopmental entityEpidemiological factorsDiagnosisMetastasis
2023
Novel Standalone Motion-Sparing Pelvic Fixation Prevents Short-Term Insufficiency Fractures After Midsacrectomies Without Sacrificing Normal, Mobile Lumbar Segments Traditionally Used for Stabilization
Lo S, Pieters T, Hersh A, Green R, Suk I, Pennington Z, Elsamadicy A, Sciubba D. Novel Standalone Motion-Sparing Pelvic Fixation Prevents Short-Term Insufficiency Fractures After Midsacrectomies Without Sacrificing Normal, Mobile Lumbar Segments Traditionally Used for Stabilization. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 25: 278-284. PMID: 37278692, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSacral insufficiency fracturesMobile lumbar segmentsInsufficiency fracturesPelvic fixationPartial sacrectomyLumbar segmentsMedian age 59 yearsPrimary malignant bone tumorAge 59 yearsTreatment of choiceMalignant bone tumorsComprehensive cancer centerRetrospective data setConcomitant placementAdverse eventsOverall survivalPrimary outcomeSacral tumorsHistorical cohortMobile spineRetrospective studyCancer CenterLumbopelvic fixationOperative characteristicsBone tumors