Aims. Time to treatment initiation (TTI) is generally defined as the time from the histological diagnosis of malignancy to the initiation of first definitive treatment. There is no consensus on the impact of TTI on the overall survival in patients with a soft-tissue
We identified 42 patients who presented to our unit over a 27-year period with a secondary radiation-induced
We have investigated the oncological outcome of 63 patients with soft-tissue
We report our experience of using a computer
navigation system to aid resection of malignant musculoskeletal tumours
of the pelvis and limbs and, where appropriate, their subsequent
reconstruction. We also highlight circumstances in which navigation
should be used with caution. We resected a musculoskeletal tumour from 18 patients (15 male,
three female, mean age of 30 years (13 to 75) using commercially
available computer navigation software (Orthomap 3D) and assessed
its impact on the accuracy of our surgery. Of nine pelvic tumours,
three had a biological reconstruction with extracorporeal irradiation,
four underwent endoprosthetic replacement (EPR) and two required
no bony reconstruction. There were eight tumours of the bones of
the limbs. Four diaphyseal tumours underwent biological reconstruction.
Two patients with a
Aims. Urgent referral to a specialist centre for patients with a soft-tissue
Aims. The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of
the duration of symptoms (DOS) prior to diagnosis on the overall
survival in patients with a primary bone
The aim of this study was to identify whether there was any difference in patient, tumour, treatment or outcome characteristics between patients with skeletal or extra-skeletal Ewing’s
Aims. The aim of this study was to report the results of custom-made endoprostheses with extracortical plates plus or minus a short, intramedullary stem aimed at preserving the physis after resection of bone
This article provides an overview of the role of genomics in
Aims. The purpose of this study was to review a large cohort of patients
and further assess the correlation between the histological response
to chemotherapy in patients with Ewing’s
Aims. The modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) uses preoperative CRP and albumin to calculate a score from 0 to 2 (2 being associated with poor outcomes). mGPS is validated in multiple carcinomas. To date, its use in soft-tissue
Aims. The purpose of this study was to report the long-term results of extendable endoprostheses of the humerus in children after the resection of a bone
Aims. Patients with soft-tissue
Aims. The aim of this study was to analyse a group of patients with
non-metastatic Ewing’s
We identified eight patients of 2900 with a primary malignant bone tumour who had coexisting neurofibromatosis type 1. This was a much higher incidence than would be expected by chance. The patients had a mean age of 22.4 years (9 to 54): five were male. Two patients subsequently developed a second bone
We aimed to identify the incidence, outcome and prognostic factors associated with spindle cell
We have analysed the pattern of symptoms in patients presenting with synovial
Limb salvage involving wide resection and reconstruction is now well established for managing musculoskeletal
We evaluated the oncological and functional outcome of 27 patients who had limb salvage for a soft-tissue