Indonesian Journal of Cancer
Vol 9, No 2 (2015): April-Juni 2015

A Modified Buttockectomy as a Limb Salvage Procedure in Ischium Osteosarcoma: A Case Report

KAMAL, ACHMAD FAUZI (Unknown)
DJAJA, YOSHI PRATAMA (Unknown)
KODRAT, EVELINA (Unknown)
SALAMAH, THARIQAH (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2015

Abstract

Osteosarcoma, which rarely originates from the axial bones such as pelvis, presents a major challenge in limb preservation. We report a 9-year-old girl with osteosarcoma on her buttock. She underwent wide excision “modified buttockectomy” to resect the tumour with sciatic nerve involvement. One year after surgery, she was able to walk and no recurrence was found. Keywords: buttockectomy, osteosarcoma ABSTRAKOsteosarkoma, tulang aksial seperti pelvis jarang sekali ditemukan, dan menjadi tantangan besar dalam upaya penyelamatan ekstremitas. Kami laporkan satu kasus osteosarkoma pada tulang panggul-daearah bokong pada seorang anak perempuan berusia 9 tahun. Pasien menjalani eksisi luas “buttockectomy” yang dimodifikasi untuk mengangkat tumor beserta nervus ischiadikus yang terlibat. Pada pengamatan satu tahun pasca pembedahan, pasien dapat berjalan dan tidak ditemukan tanda-tanda rekurensi. Kata Kunci: buttockectomy, osteosarkoma

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijoc

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Cancer (official journal of the Dharmais Cancer Center Hospital) is a peer-reviewed, quarterly, open access journal. Submissions are reviewed under a broad scope of topics relevant to experimental and clinical cancer research. The journal publishes original research ...