title: Major palliative amputations.
abstract: The role of major amputations in the palliative care of cancer patients remains controversial. Major amputations result in loss of function, frequently require prolonged recovery, and are associated with major morbidity or mortality. Therefore, it may seem that major amputations should be rarely recommended for the palliation of cancer patients. Hence, we attempt to establish the indications,management, and outcomes of major amputations in the palliative management of cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. bpaz@coh.org
authors.forename: I Benjamin
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Paz
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019452:Terminally Ill