title: Malignant bony tumors of the upper extremity.
abstract: Management of malignant upper-extremity tumors is a complex process that should be carried out using all the resources at the disposal of the patient and the surgeon. This article focuses on diagnosis, evaluation, pathology, and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Putnam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing