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Lumbosacral Spine Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
1714448
•Concept ID:
C5239052
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the lumbosacral region of the spine. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLumbosacral Spine Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Tarlov cysts: an uncommon but potentially serious spinal column disease-review of the literature and experience with over 1000 referrals.
Murphy K, Nasralla M, Pron G, Almohaimede K, Schievink W
Neuroradiology 2024 Jan;66(1):1-30. Epub 2023 Oct 13 doi: 10.1007/s00234-023-03226-6. PMID: 37828278Free PMC Article
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Plexopathy: 2021 Update.
Expert Panel on Neurological and Musculoskeletal Imaging, Boulter DJ, Job J, Shah LM, Wessell DE, Lenchik L, Parsons MS, Agarwal V, Appel M, Burns J, Hutchins TA, Kendi AT, Khan MA, Liebeskind DS, Moritani T, Ortiz AO, Shah VN, Singh S, Than KD, Timpone VM, Beaman FD, Corey AS
J Am Coll Radiol 2021 Nov;18(11S):S423-S441. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.08.014. PMID: 34794598
Epidural Steroid Injections for the Management of Spinal Malignancy-Related Pain: A Pragmatic Review and Retrospective Study.
Oh DC, Rispoli L, Ghosh P, Gulati A
Pain Pract 2021 Mar;21(3):285-298. Epub 2020 Nov 1 doi: 10.1111/papr.12957. PMID: 33025670

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation and Management of Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Kuris EO, McDonald CL, Palumbo MA, Daniels AH
Am J Med 2021 Dec;134(12):1483-1489. Epub 2021 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.07.021. PMID: 34473966
Surgical Management of Osteoblastoma of the Spine: Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Elder BD, Goodwin CR, Kosztowski TA, Lo SF, Bydon A, Wolinsky JP, Jallo GI, Gokaslan ZL, Witham TF, Sciubba DM
Turk Neurosurg 2016;26(4):601-7. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.14348-15.1. PMID: 27400109
Primary bone tumors and pseudotumors of the lumbosacral spine.
Leone A, Costantini A, Guglielmi G, Settecasi C, Priolo F
Rays 2000 Jan-Mar;25(1):89-103. PMID: 10967637
Occult spinal dysraphism.
Bajpai M, Kataria R, Gupta DK, Agarwala S
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):62-7. PMID: 11129883
Congenital lumbosacral lipomas.
Pierre-Kahn A, Zerah M, Renier D, Cinalli G, Sainte-Rose C, Lellouch-Tubiana A, Brunelle F, Le Merrer M, Giudicelli Y, Pichon J, Kleinknecht B, Nataf F
Childs Nerv Syst 1997 Jun;13(6):298-334; discussion 335. doi: 10.1007/s003810050090. PMID: 9272285

Diagnosis

Management of Tarlov cysts: an uncommon but potentially serious spinal column disease-review of the literature and experience with over 1000 referrals.
Murphy K, Nasralla M, Pron G, Almohaimede K, Schievink W
Neuroradiology 2024 Jan;66(1):1-30. Epub 2023 Oct 13 doi: 10.1007/s00234-023-03226-6. PMID: 37828278Free PMC Article
Facets of facet joint interventions.
Said N, Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, N NCN, Kranz PG
Skeletal Radiol 2023 Oct;52(10):1873-1886. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5. PMID: 36245007
Ultrasound of congenital spine anomalies.
Rees MA, Squires JH, Coley BD, Hoehne B, Ho ML
Pediatr Radiol 2021 Dec;51(13):2442-2457. Epub 2021 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s00247-021-05178-6. PMID: 34532816
Evaluation and Management of Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Kuris EO, McDonald CL, Palumbo MA, Daniels AH
Am J Med 2021 Dec;134(12):1483-1489. Epub 2021 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.07.021. PMID: 34473966
Primary bone tumors and pseudotumors of the lumbosacral spine.
Leone A, Costantini A, Guglielmi G, Settecasi C, Priolo F
Rays 2000 Jan-Mar;25(1):89-103. PMID: 10967637

Therapy

Facets of facet joint interventions.
Said N, Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, N NCN, Kranz PG
Skeletal Radiol 2023 Oct;52(10):1873-1886. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5. PMID: 36245007
Local Control After Proton Therapy for Pediatric Chordoma.
Indelicato DJ, Rotondo RL, Mailhot Vega RB, Holtzman AL, Looi WS, Morris CG, Sandler ES, Aldana PR, Bradley JA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 Apr 1;109(5):1406-1413. Epub 2020 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.11.051. PMID: 33253819
Interventional treatment of back pain in a patient with cancer.
Sloan PA, Grider JS
J Opioid Manag 2009 Jan-Feb;5(1):10. doi: 10.5055/jom.2009.0040. PMID: 19344043
Lumbosacral ependymomas: a review of the management of intradural and extradural tumors.
Fassett DR, Schmidt MH
Neurosurg Focus 2003 Nov 15;15(5):E13. doi: 10.3171/foc.2003.15.5.13. PMID: 15323470
Acupuncture. An ancient art in modern society.
Matsumoto T, Levy BA
Pa Med 1974 Apr;77(4):30-6. PMID: 4594810

Prognosis

Facets of facet joint interventions.
Said N, Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, N NCN, Kranz PG
Skeletal Radiol 2023 Oct;52(10):1873-1886. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5. PMID: 36245007
Giant intradural plexiform schwannoma of the lumbosacral spine - a case report and literature review.
Yu D, Choi JH, Jeon I
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020 Jul 11;21(1):454. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03492-y. PMID: 32652976Free PMC Article
Spinal extradural schwannoma.
Celli P, Trillò G, Ferrante L
J Neurosurg Spine 2005 Apr;2(4):447-56. doi: 10.3171/spi.2005.2.4.0447. PMID: 15871485
Occult spinal dysraphism.
Bajpai M, Kataria R, Gupta DK, Agarwala S
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):62-7. PMID: 11129883
Congenital lumbosacral lipomas.
Pierre-Kahn A, Zerah M, Renier D, Cinalli G, Sainte-Rose C, Lellouch-Tubiana A, Brunelle F, Le Merrer M, Giudicelli Y, Pichon J, Kleinknecht B, Nataf F
Childs Nerv Syst 1997 Jun;13(6):298-334; discussion 335. doi: 10.1007/s003810050090. PMID: 9272285

Clinical prediction guides

Pediatric presacral tumors with intraspinal extension: a rare entity with diagnostic challenges.
A E, Prakash A, Ashta A, Garg A, Verma A, Padaliya P
Acta Radiol 2023 Dec;64(12):3056-3073. Epub 2023 Sep 27 doi: 10.1177/02841851231202688. PMID: 37753549
Facets of facet joint interventions.
Said N, Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, N NCN, Kranz PG
Skeletal Radiol 2023 Oct;52(10):1873-1886. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5. PMID: 36245007
Giant intradural plexiform schwannoma of the lumbosacral spine - a case report and literature review.
Yu D, Choi JH, Jeon I
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020 Jul 11;21(1):454. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03492-y. PMID: 32652976Free PMC Article
Whole spine MRI is not required in investigating uncomplicated paediatric lumbosacral lipoma. A retrospective single-institution review.
Layard Horsfall H, Chari A, Huttunen T, Simcock C, D'Arco F, Thompson D
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Nov;35(11):2163-2169. Epub 2019 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04373-z. PMID: 31502036
Surgical Management of Osteoblastoma of the Spine: Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Elder BD, Goodwin CR, Kosztowski TA, Lo SF, Bydon A, Wolinsky JP, Jallo GI, Gokaslan ZL, Witham TF, Sciubba DM
Turk Neurosurg 2016;26(4):601-7. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.14348-15.1. PMID: 27400109

Recent systematic reviews

Primary Paraganglioma of the Spine: A Systematic Review of Clinical Features and Surgical Management in Cauda Equina versus Non-Cauda Equina Lesions.
Palmisciano P, Sagoo NS, Haider AS, Ogasawara C, Ogasawara M, Bin Alamer O, Heidari KS, Raj KM, Scalia G, Umana GE, Krishnaney AA, Aoun SG, Passias PG, Vira S
World Neurosurg 2022 May;161:190-197.e20. Epub 2022 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.01.110. PMID: 35123022
Nerve Root Sparing En Bloc Resection of Sacral Chondrosarcoma: Technical Note and Review of the Literature.
Pairojboriboon S, Sacino A, Pennington Z, Lubelski D, Yang R, Morris CD, Suk I, Sciubba DM, Lo SL
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2021 Nov 15;21(6):497-506. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab333. PMID: 34791405
Primary Intradural Extramedullary Sporadic Spinal Hemangioblastomas: Case Report and Systematic Review.
Li D, Choe S, Borys E, Serrone JC, Germanwala AV
World Neurosurg 2021 Aug;152:84-94. Epub 2021 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.05.105. PMID: 34087464
Spinal pigmented villonodular synovitis and tenosynovial giant cell tumor: A report of two cases and a comprehensive systematic review.
Zeoli T, Mathkour M, Scullen T, Carr C, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Wang L, Divagaran A, Dindial R, Tubbs RS, Bui CJ, Maulucci CM
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021 Mar;202:106489. Epub 2021 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106489. PMID: 33596487
Iatrogenic surgical microscope skin burns: A systematic review of the literature and case report.
Lopez J, Soni A, Calva D, Susarla SM, Jallo GI, Redett R
Burns 2016 Jun;42(4):e74-80. Epub 2016 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.014. PMID: 26777456

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