This volume is
a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of benign and
malignant tumors of the bone and soft tissues. Coverage includes:
general issues in diagnosis, staging, surgery, radiation therapy,
chemotherapy, and the psychological aspects of patient management.
Focus is placed on benign bone tumors, malignant bone tumors,
soft-tissue tumors, and carcinoma metastatic to bone. The sections on
malignant bone tumors and carcinoma metastatic to bone include
detailed guidelines for surgical treatment in each anatomic site.
Special features include: considerations for management of malignant
bone tumors in growing children; and discussions on the biology and
complications of prosthetic and allograft reconstruction.
