Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Hans K. Uhthoff.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1984
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(xviii, 436 pages 143 illustrations)
CONTENTS NOTE
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Staging of Musculoskeletal Neoplasms --;Classification of Bone Tumors --;Grading of Bone Tumors --;Biopsy of Neoplasms of Bone and Soft Tissues: A Rational Approach --;Bone Tumors --;Clinical and Radiologic Investigation --;Scintigraphy of Bone Tumors --;Basic Concepts of the Resistance of Cartilage to Tumor Invasion --;Chemotherapy for Advanced Osteogenic Sarcoma and Ewing's Sarcoma --;Malignant Transformation of Bone Tumors --;Radiation Treatment of Primary Bone Tumors --;Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Osteogenic Sarcoma and Surgical Resection of Pulmonary Metastases --;Adjuvant Interferon Therapy in Primary Osteosarcoma --;Chemotherapy by Infusion for Malignant Bone Tumors --;Toxicity and Supportive Care Related to Chemotherapy --;Allograft Transplantation in the Management of Bone Tumors --;Reconstruction of Skeletal Defects Following En-Bloc Excision of Bone Tumors --;The Role of Resection and Reconstruction in the Treatment of Bone Tumors --;Segmental Replacement of Long Bones Using Fiber Titanium Composites --;Principles of En-Bloc Excision of Limb Sarcomas --;Treatment of Pathologic Fractures --;Fibrous Dysplasia: Part I. Pathology --;Fibrous Dysplasia: Part II. Clinical Aspects --;Surgical Management of Osteosarcoma at the Mayo Clinic --;Limb Preservation in Primary Bone Disease --;Surgical Treatment of Giant Cell Tumors, Chondrosarcomas, and Chordomas of the Spine --;Free Vascularized Bone Transfers: Their Use in the Surgery of Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions --;Giant Cell Tumors of Bone: Clinical Aspects and Staging --;Aneurysmal Bone Cyst --;Presentation and Pathology of Soft Tissue Tumors --;Preoperative Assessment of Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities --;Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Soft Tissues --;Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas --;The Pathology of Giant Cell Tumor of Bone --;Radiologic Aspects of Giant Cell Tumors --;Unicameral Bone Cysts --;Round Table Discussion: I. Pathology --;Unicameral Bone Cysts --;Round Table Discussion: II. Steroid Injections --;Unicameral Bone Cysts --;Round Table Discussion: III. Bone Grafting --;Unicameral Bone Cysts --;Round Table Discussion: IV. Treatment Comparison: Steroid Injection versus Surgery --;Spinal Reconstruction in Tumor Management --;The Role of Arteriography in the Diagnosis of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors --;Pelvic Malignancies --;Resections of the Pelvic Bones --;Limb Salvage in Pelvic Tumors --;Pelvic Malignancies --;Resections of the Sacrum --;Osteosarcoma: Experience at the University of California at Los Angeles --;Sarcoma in Paget's Disease of Bone --;Medical Treatment of Paget's Disease of Bone: Current Status --;Chondrosarcoma --;Calcifying Enchondroma of Long Bone --;The Effect of Autoclaving on Normal and Sarcomatous Bone Cells and on Graft Incorporation.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Each of the 40 presentations clearly demonstrates that disregard for proper staging before initiation of treatment and omission of a clearly defined treatment protocol is definitely unacceptable in view of the knowledge we have acquired.