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Paraspinal Skip Lesion Encountered During the Resection of a Sacral Chordoma: A Case Report

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We present the case of an 88-year-old man who underwent a resection of a sacral chordoma. During the resection, a paraspinal skip lesion was encountered. Ultimately, resection of the sacral chordoma was completed with no adjuvant radiation, and at 30 months postoperatively, there are no signs of metastasis or local recurrence. This case represents an unusual case of discontinuous skip lesions in the paraspinal muscles encountered during chordoma resection. In this instance, resection without adjuvant therapy was successful in preventing recurrence. Postoperatively, the patient should be monitored for metastasis and local recurrence with imaging locally as well as of the chest per institutional protocols.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.103022

Authors: Ian K Christman, Jason Ina, Jacob Speybroeck, Shahrazad Saab, Brandon Jonard

Institutions: University Hospitals of Cleveland, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7128023222