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Robert S. Benjamin, MD

JAMA. 1985;254(13):1795-1796.

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Elsewhere in this issue of JAMA is a consensus development conference statement entitled "Limb-Sparing Treatment of Adult Soft-Tissue Sarcomas and Osteosarcomas,"1 prepared by a panel of 14 "drawn from the medical professions and the general public." As might be expected from the fact that every major center specializing in sarcoma treatment is already actively carrying out limb salvage surgery, the panel recommends its use in appropriately selected patients with sarcomas of soft tissue and bone. Obviously, any attempt at limb salvage surgery must not sacrifice the chances of cure, and there are some patients whose tumor size and/or location unfortunately prohibits adequate resection without sacrificing the extremity. Luckily, among those who have achieved full growth, such patients are in the minority.

The benefits of limb salvage surgery are so obvious that one might question the rationale for convening such a panel in the first place, and so the organizers broadened . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
University of Texas System Cancer Center M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute Houston

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