## Background: Sacrococcygeal chordomas are difficult to manage. ## Methods: The treatment results of 12 patients with sacral chordomas were analyzed. four patients had local relapse before they were referred to our hospital: three patients previously underwent two surgeries, and one patient one
Sacrococcygeal chordoma
โ Scribed by John A. Shepherd
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1955
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 488 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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