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Soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh: need for angiography in the developing countries.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20418649     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are relatively rare tumors that are seldom seen in many surgical practices. In the developing countries, most patients present lately to the tertiary center either because of poverty, ignorance, or poor management by the primary health workers that first come into contact with these patients. METHODS: We bring you five patients with large STS thighs that were managed by unity between the years 2005 and 2007. RESULTS: Three of these patients are deceased, and one of the two surviving patients has amputation below the knee. The two surviving patients lost view after 3 months. CONCLUSION: Although angiography has been relegated to the background by the advent of modern techniques such as tomography imaging by computer (CT) and imaging by magnetic mirroring (IRM), in the developing countries angiography remains important as one pri-opiratoire of surgical guide in the thigh STS.
Authors:
Ismaila Abiona Adigun; Ganiyu Adebisi Rahman; Kolawole Olubunmi Ogundipe
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of African medicine     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0975-5764     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Afr Med     Publication Date:    2010 Jan-Mar
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-26     Completed Date:  2010-07-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101231417     Medline TA:  Ann Afr Med     Country:  Nigeria    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  39-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. ismailaadigun@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Angiography*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Male
Nigeria
Sarcoma / radiography,  surgery*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / radiography*,  surgery*
Thigh / pathology,  radiography
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

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