Case Report: Reconstruction After Anterior Pubic Hemipelvectomy

Benjamin Murphy; Tharsa Thillainadesan; Kerian Robinson; Anita Clarke; Peter Choong

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2021.585600

Case Report: Reconstruction After Anterior Pubic Hemipelvectomy

Front Surg. 2021 May 21:8:585600. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.585600. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Benjamin Murphy¹, Tharsa Thillainadesan¹, Kerian Robinson¹, Anita Clarke², Peter Choong^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
² Department of Urology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Abstract

We report on a case of a large atypical cartilaginous tumor of the pelvis and its novel surgical resection with an anterior hemipelvectomy and reconstruction with an iliac crest graft. Surgical intervention is the mainstay treatment of pelvic chondrosarcomas. However, there have been reports of concern regarding preventing pelvic visceral herniation and adequately reconstructing the pelvis. This report is unique within the literature and has yielded good functional outcomes whilst achieving satisfactory surgical margins and minimizing morbidity.

Keywords: anterior hemipelvectomy; chondrosarcoma; pubic resection; reconstruction of anterior pelvis; type III hemipelvectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports