Surgical treatment of acetabular tumors referred to extensive amputation or limb salvage therapy for the treatments of acetabulum and its surrounding bone destruction caused by primary malignant bone tumors or aggressive benign bone tumors. The surgical treatment of malignant tumors before 1991 was mainly half pelvic amputation. From March 1991 to April 2003, local resection and re-implantation using allograft pelvis or inactivated tumor bone shell reconstruction were performed. Limb salvage was achieved. Half of the patients were cured with weight-bearing walking with a cane or crutches. The authors have been using their own designed artificial pelvic prosthesis for reconstruction after 2003. They pointed out that mounting should be on pressure transforming line. The prosthesis and the host bone were fixed without loosening during the follow-up. The majority of patients have good hip function as the contralateral hip. Patients’ gait may be limp, but could be able to walk independently. With the diagnosis and treatment practice for years, pelvic tumors were not so uncommon and the treatment was challenging. The pathology of acetabular tumor was complex and diverse, and it was tumors nearing multiple organs that made it difficult to diagnose early and misdiagnosis and wrong treatment occurred. In accordance with the nature of the tumor, tumor size, amputation or limb salvage could be used. It was difficult to resect tumors and limb salvage was a type of rescue methods. Fully preoperative preparation and postoperative care should be emphasized. The disease could be cured with assistant chemotherapy and radiotherapy.