Influence of Resident Education in Correctly Diagnosing Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Background. One-third of all extremity soft tissue sarcomas are misdiagnosed and inappropriately excised without proper preoperative diagnosis and planning. This study aimed at examining the clinical judgment of residents in both general and orthopaedic surgery and at determining whether resident ed...

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Main Authors: Vignesh K. Alamanda, Samuel N. Crosby, Shannon L. Mathis, Kristin R. Archer, Kyla P. Terhune, Ginger E. Holt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/679323