Musculoskeletal Tumors
BACKGROUND Malignant tumors of the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles are rare and have been traditionally treated wi…
BACKGROUND Metastatic tumors of the pelvis may cause pain and a major loss of function and weight-bearing capacity.…
BACKGROUND Limb salvage—reconstruction following resection of malignant tumors of the extremities—has seen dramat…
BACKGROUND Biopsy is a fundamental step in the diagnosis of a musculoskeletal tumor. It should be regarded as the f…
BACKGROUND The two most common primary malignant bone tumors, osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, are principally disea…
BACKGROUND The upper extremity is involved by bone and soft tissue neoplasms only one-third as often as the lower e…
BACKGROUND James C. Wittig Martin M. Malawer Kristen Kellar-Graney The axilla is a common site for primary soft tissu…
BACKGROUND Tumors involving the sacrum mainly include primary and metastatic tumors. Metastatic tumors are more…
BACKGROUND The gluteus maximus (buttock) is a common site for highand low-grade soft tissue sarcomas. The gluteus m…
BACKGROUND Ralph C. Marcove (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and Kenneth C. Francis (New York University Medi…
BACKGROUND The anterior flap hemipelvectomy is a modified version of the classic posterior flap hemipelvectomy. Ins…
BACKGROUND Hip disarticulation is an amputation of the lower extremity through the hip joint capsule. Although most…
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