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Sacral Spinal Tumors

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Tumors of the sacral spine are rare, comprising up to only 7% of all spinal tumors. They can be broadly categorized into two groups: primary or metastatic. Primary sacral tumors can be further divided into three groups based on origin: congenital, neurogenic, or osseous. The most common primary sacral tumor is the chordoma. The most common sacral tumor is from metastasis.

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Choi, D.B., Konakondla, S., Barber, S.M., Fridley, J.S., Gokaslan, Z.L. (2019). Sacral Spinal Tumors. In: Arnautović, K.I., Gokaslan, Z.L. (eds) Spinal Cord Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99438-3_20

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