The Surgeon
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , February 2012

The management of soft tissue sarcomas

  • Steven Cutts

      Affiliations

    • James Paget University Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 6LA, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 11 Fern Drive, Cringleford, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7JT, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 07798 863416; fax: +44 01493 452 066.
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  • Ferrero Andrea

      Affiliations

    • James Paget University Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 6LA, United Kingdom
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  • Raimondo Piana

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Oncology Unit, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy
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  • Richard Haywood

      Affiliations

    • Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Colney Ln, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UY, United Kingdom

Received 21 July 2011 ,Accepted 25 September 2011.

  • Image Result

    A malignant liposarcoma. Large, recurrent (there is a scar of previous excision) and nodular.

    A malignant liposarcoma. Large, recurrent (there is a scar of previous excision) and nodular.

  • Image Result

    An excised malignant rhabdomyosarcoma from a child’s anterior thigh. This is by far the most common malignant soft tissue tumour in children. Medial and Superior sutures label the specimen for orienta

    An excised malignant rhabdomyosarcoma from a child’s anterior thigh. This is by far the most common malignant soft tissue tumour in children. Medial and Superior sutures label the specimen for orientation and the skin surrounding the earlier biopsy site has been excised en bloc with the main tumour.

  • Image Result
    MRI. Soft tissue sarcoma in the anteriorfascial compartment of the thigh. This is one of the most common locations for STS and the extensive surrounding muscle allows wide excision without compromisin

    MRI. Soft tissue sarcoma in the anteriorfascial compartment of the thigh. This is one of the most common locations for STS and the extensive surrounding muscle allows wide excision without compromising neurovascular structures.

PII: S1479-666X(11)00129-6

doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2011.09.006

The Surgeon
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , February 2012