Soft Tissue Sarcoma Cancer arising in the Mesenchymal tissue (Connective Tissue), known as Sarcoma. And the sarcoma arising in the soft tissue, called Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS). So, it can arise from following tissue Muscles – Rhabdomyosarcoma Blood vessels – Angiosarcoma Nerves – Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) Fat – Liposarcoma Joint tissue – […]
Bone is mesenchymal tissue (dense connective tissue). Cancer in bone could be primary and secondary. The most common form of bone cancers are secondaries from metastasis of carcinomas of other organs. Primary sarcoma is the cancer of the bone that originates within the bone. We term primary cancer of bone as a sarcoma (behaves differently from carcinomas). Here […]
Limb Salvage Surgeries simply means surgeries in which tumor is removed without sacrificing Limb. By preserving limb, it should result in better functional outcome as compared to amputation of limb. Prerequisites for limb saving surgeries: 1. The function should be better after limb preservation surgery as compared with amputation and prosthesis. 2. Adequate muscle […]
What is a biopsy? A biopsy is a procedure in which we take the sample from abnormal mass, which was examined by a pathologist to diagnose the disease. In which disease we use biopsy for diagnosis? In all those diseases where tissue diagnosis is needed for further management. Types of biopsy relating to orthopedic oncology? […]
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