Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot: Conservative Surgery and Radiotherapy
Purpose. Conservative treatment in the form of limited surgery and post-operative radiotherapy is controversial in hand and foot sarcomas, both due to poor radiation tolerance of the palm and sole, and due to technical difficulties in achieving adequate margins.T...
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doaj-392ac67271f34f3da1de272cd4f9594c2020-11-24T22:36:42ZengHindawi LimitedSarcoma1357-714X1369-16431999-01-0131172410.1080/13577149977820Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot: Conservative Surgery and RadiotherapyRema Jyothirmayi0Yoga Sittampalam1Clive Harmer2Sarcoma Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6jj, UKDepartment of Statistics, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6jj, UKSarcoma Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6jj, UKPurpose. Conservative treatment in the form of limited surgery and post-operative radiotherapy is controversial in hand and foot sarcomas, both due to poor radiation tolerance of the palm and sole, and due to technical difficulties in achieving adequate margins.This paper describes the local control and survival of 41 patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the hand or foot treated with conservative surgery and radiotherapy. The acute and late toxicity of megavoltage radiotherapy to the hand and foot are described. The technical issues and details of treatment delivery are discussed. The factors influencing local control after radiotherapy are analysed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13577149977820 |
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Rema Jyothirmayi Yoga Sittampalam Clive Harmer Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot: Conservative Surgery and Radiotherapy Sarcoma |
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot: Conservative Surgery and
Radiotherapy |
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot: Conservative Surgery and
Radiotherapy |
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot: Conservative Surgery and
Radiotherapy |
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot: Conservative Surgery and
Radiotherapy |
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Hand or Foot: Conservative Surgery and
Radiotherapy |
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soft tissue sarcoma of the hand or foot: conservative surgery and
radiotherapy |
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Hindawi Limited |
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Sarcoma |
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1357-714X 1369-1643 |
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1999-01-01 |
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Purpose. Conservative treatment in the form of limited surgery and post-operative
radiotherapy is controversial in hand and foot sarcomas, both due to poor radiation
tolerance of the palm and sole, and due to technical difficulties in achieving adequate
margins.This paper describes the local control and survival of 41 patients with soft tissue
sarcoma of the hand or foot treated with conservative surgery and radiotherapy.
The acute and late toxicity of megavoltage radiotherapy to the hand and foot are described.
The technical issues and details of treatment delivery are discussed.
The factors influencing local control after radiotherapy are analysed. |
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