Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity

Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity

Bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the upper extremity are relatively uncommon. In many cases, they are discovered incidentally during evaluation of traumatic injuries or common ailments such as rotator cuff tendonitis or tennis elbow. Thus, it is important for all orthopedic surgeons to understand t...

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Main Authors: Brendan J. MacKay, Richard A. McCormack, Alan T. Blank, Patrick Bettiol, Cameron Cox, George Brindley, Timothy B. Rapp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
Subjects:
tumor, malignancy, upper extremity, cancer, orthopedic oncology
Online Access:https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/8345
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spelling doaj-90c8758482484b338fbd704407b859a22021-05-03T02:06:33ZengOpen Medical PublishingOrthopedic Reviews2035-82372035-81642021-01-0112410.4081/or.2020.8345Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremityBrendan J. MacKay0Richard A. McCormack1Alan T. Blank2Patrick Bettiol3Cameron Cox4George Brindley5Timothy B. Rapp6Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX; University Medical Center, Lubbock, TXDepartment of Orthopedics, Nassau University Medical Center, Massapequa, NYDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ILDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TXDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TXDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX; University Medical Center, Lubbock, TXNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY Bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the upper extremity are relatively uncommon. In many cases, they are discovered incidentally during evaluation of traumatic injuries or common ailments such as rotator cuff tendonitis or tennis elbow. Thus, it is important for all orthopedic surgeons to understand the differential diagnosis, workup, and treatment for upper extremity lesions. An appreciation of the clinical and radiographic features of primary malignant lesions aids in identifying patients that need referral to an orthopedic oncologist and a multidisciplinary team. https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/8345tumor, malignancy, upper extremity, cancer, orthopedic oncology
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author Brendan J. MacKay
Richard A. McCormack
Alan T. Blank
Patrick Bettiol
Cameron Cox
George Brindley
Timothy B. Rapp
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Richard A. McCormack
Alan T. Blank
Patrick Bettiol
Cameron Cox
George Brindley
Timothy B. Rapp
Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity
Orthopedic Reviews
tumor, malignancy, upper extremity, cancer, orthopedic oncology
author_facet Brendan J. MacKay
Richard A. McCormack
Alan T. Blank
Patrick Bettiol
Cameron Cox
George Brindley
Timothy B. Rapp
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title Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity
title_short Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity
title_full Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity
title_fullStr Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity
title_sort diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity
publisher Open Medical Publishing
series Orthopedic Reviews
issn 2035-8237
2035-8164
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the upper extremity are relatively uncommon. In many cases, they are discovered incidentally during evaluation of traumatic injuries or common ailments such as rotator cuff tendonitis or tennis elbow. Thus, it is important for all orthopedic surgeons to understand the differential diagnosis, workup, and treatment for upper extremity lesions. An appreciation of the clinical and radiographic features of primary malignant lesions aids in identifying patients that need referral to an orthopedic oncologist and a multidisciplinary team.
topic tumor, malignancy, upper extremity, cancer, orthopedic oncology
url https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/8345
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