title: Principles of diagnosis and management of tumors of the hand.
abstract: One of the major advances in the management of tumors of bone and soft tissue has been the development of a method of staging. The method described in this article uses grade of the lesion, the anatomic site, and the presence or absence of metastases to define the tumor and aid in planning the surgical approach and the use of adjunctive modalities such as radiation or chemotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery