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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2012; 4(5): 126-130
Published online May 27, 2012. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i5.126
Published online May 27, 2012. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i5.126
Table 1 Classification of presacral tumors
| Benign | Malignant |
| Congenital | |
| Developmental cyst | Chordoma |
| Epidermoid cyst | Teratocarcinoma |
| Dermoid cyst | |
| Tailgut cyst | |
| Teratoma | |
| Anterior meningocele | |
| Rectal duplication | |
| Adrenal rest tumors | |
| Inflammatory | |
| Granuloma | - |
| Pelvirectal abscess | |
| Neurogenic | |
| Neurofibroma | Neurofibrosarcoma |
| Ependymoma | Malignant Schwanoma |
| Neuroblastoma | |
| Schwannoma | |
| Neurolemmoma | |
| Ganglioneuroma | |
| Osseus | |
| Osteoma | Chondrosarcoma |
| Simple bone cyst | Osteosarcoma |
| Ewing’s sarcoma | |
| Others | |
| Myelolipoma | Metastatic disease |
| Fibroma | Liposarcoma |
| Lymphangioma | Carcinoid |
| Desmoid tumor | Fibrosarcoma |
| Leiomyoma |
Table 2 Large series of presacral tumors
| Author (yr) | Patients | Period (yr) | Male/female | Age (yr) | Benign/malignant | Surgical approach (A/P/C) |
| Uhlig et al[7] 1975 | 63 | 30 | 17:46 | - | 37/26 | - |
| Jao et al[8] 1985 | 120 | 20 | 46:74 | 43 (0-81) | 69/51 | 21/79/2 (85% resectibility rate) |
| Wang et al[9] 1995 | 45 | 15 | 20:25 | 41 (15-76) | 23/22 | 24/13/6 (95% resectibility rate) |
| Lev-Chelouche et al[10] 2003 | 42 | 10 | 14:28 | 40 (21-84) | 21/21 | 18/21/3 |
- Citation: Aranda-Narváez JM, González-Sánchez AJ, Montiel-Casado C, Sánchez-Pérez B, Jiménez-Mazure C, Valle-Carbajo M, Santoyo-Santoyo J. Posterior approach (Kraske procedure) for surgical treatment of presacral tumors. World J Gastrointest Surg 2012; 4(5): 126-130
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v4/i5/126.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v4.i5.126