Evaluation of the child with a bone or soft-tissue neoplasm.

Autor: Letson GD; University of South Florida, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Florida Orthopaedic Institute 33612, Florida, USA., Greenfield GB, Heinrich SD
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Orthopedic clinics of North America [Orthop Clin North Am] 1996 Jul; Vol. 27 (3), pp. 431-51.
Abstrakt: The prebiopsy evaluation of a child with a musculoskeletal neoplasm is the cornerstone for all subsequent treatment. A better understanding of the natural history of pediatric musculoskeletal tumors and an explosion in the development of sensitive new imaging modalities have significantly advanced the care of the child with a musculoskeletal pathologic condition. This article details the prebiopsy clinical and radiographic evaluation of the child or adolescent with a musculoskeletal neoplasm.
Databáze: MEDLINE