Treatment of Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Bone and soft tissue sarcomas represent only about 2% of all malignancies; however, their treatment - with the goal of curing the patient while preserving the functionality of the affected body part - can, unlike other malignancies, only be successful with therapy concepts devised by interdisciplina...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tunn, Per-Ulf (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Recent Results in Cancer Research, 179
Subjects:
Oncology.
Cancer > Treatment.
Orthopedics.
Cancer Therapy.
Orthopaedics.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Diagnostics
  • Biopsy of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours: Hints and Hazards
  • The Role of Intra-operative Pathological Evaluation in the Management of Musculoskeletal Tumours
  • Sentinel Node Biopsy in Soft Tissue Sarcome
  • Bone Sarcomas
  • Modular Endoprosthetic Reconstruction in Malignant Bone Tumors: Indications and Limits
  • Allograft Reconstruction in Malignant Bone Tumors: Indications and Limits
  • Expandable Endoprostheses in Malignant Bone Tumors in Children: Indications and Limitations
  • The Long-Term Risks of Infection and Amputation with Limb Salvage Surgery Using Endoprostheses
  • Reconstruction of the Pelvis After Resection of Malignant Bone Tumours in Children and Adolescents
  • Methods of Biological Reconstruction for Bone Sarcoma: Indications and Limits
  • Bone Sarcoma of the Spine
  • Computer-Assisted Pelvic Tumor Resection: Fields of Application, Limits, and Perspectives
  • Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Osteosarcoma: Is It Justified?
  • Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • Standardized Approach to the Treatment of Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities
  • Evaluating Surgery Quality in Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Peripheral Nerve Considerations in the Management of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • Isolated Limb Perfusion with TNF-? and Melphalan in Locally Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities
  • Management of Locally Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma after Prior Surgery and Radiation Therapy
  • Management of Vascular Involvement in Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Current Concepts in the Management of Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Is It Justified?
  • Quality of Life Assessment
  • Quality of Life (QOL) in Patients with Osteosarcoma
  • Clinical Trials in Osteosarcoma Treatment: Patients' Perspective Through Art.

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