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Treatment And Outcomes Of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Of Groin, Hip And Thigh: A Retrospective Review From A Tertiary Care Hospital, Masood Umer, Javeria Saeed, Zaid Ahmed Shamsi, Muhammad Usman Tariq
Treatment And Outcomes Of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Of Groin, Hip And Thigh: A Retrospective Review From A Tertiary Care Hospital, Masood Umer, Javeria Saeed, Zaid Ahmed Shamsi, Muhammad Usman Tariq
Section of Orthopaedic Surgery
Objective: To study the frequency of the thigh, hip and groin soft tissue sarcomas and retrospectively analyse the management, treatment results, and outcomes of these uncommon malignant tumours, in a tertiary care hospital of the city of Karachi.
Methodology: Data of soft tissue tumours registered from 2017-2018 was retrieved during January 2019 to March 2019 from Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi bone and soft tissue tumour registry. A retrospective review was performed and all soft tissue tumour cases treated with surgical intervention (with adjuvant /neoadjuvant therapy) or palliative intention were included.
Results: Total 119 cases of soft tissue tumours (STS) …