Management of locally advanced soft tissue tumors with major vessel reconstruction - A case series

Authors

  • G. Marun Raj Professor, Department of Vascular Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
  • K. Raja Assistant Professor, Department of Vascular Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
  • R. Manoj Prabakar Assistant Professor, Department of Vascular Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
  • S.R. Subrammaniyan Professor& HOD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Kartik Datta Kolli Post Graduate, Department of Vascular Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Ratnasree Ravipati Post Graduate, Department of Vascular Surgery, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords:

Soft tissue tumor, Major amputation, vessel reconstruction, tumor clearance, synthetic graft & vein graft.

Abstract

Management of soft tissue tumors in the advanced stage often precludes complete surgical resection in view of major vessel involvement and demands major amputation for tumor clearance. We present a series of patients presented with advanced tumor presentation by major vessel resection and reconstruction (using vein or synthetic graft) without compromising tumor clearance. This preserves the limb function without increasing the tumor recurrence rate.

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Published

2022-01-17

How to Cite

G. Marun Raj, K. Raja, R. Manoj Prabakar, S.R. Subrammaniyan, Kartik Datta Kolli, & Ratnasree Ravipati. (2022). Management of locally advanced soft tissue tumors with major vessel reconstruction - A case series. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 5(2), 75–78. Retrieved from https://ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/4045