Analysis of surgical treatment of 33 foot and ankle tumors.
Thirty-three patients treated for tumors of the foot and ankle at one cancer institution over a 14-year period were reviewed. There were 15 females and 18 males, with an age range of 1 to 64 years (average 22.6 years). Twenty-one tumors were benign, 11 were malignant, and 1 tumor had metastasized. The most common diagnoses were: fibromatosis (10), aneurysmal bone cyst (4), synovial sarcoma (4), chondrosarcoma (3), and other (12). Surgical procedures included: wide resection (14), local resection (8), curettage and cryosurgery (7), and below-knee amputation (4). Follow-up from surgery was 1 to 13 years (average 7.2 years). There were no local recurrences. Functional results were good-to-excellent in 82% (27/33) of patients. Fifty-five percent (18/33) of the patients were full weightbearing and enjoyed unlimited activity.
Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000601:surgery*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery