Low-grade cartilage tumors: diagnosis and treatment.
As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: 1. List the features that are useful in differentiating a low-grade chondrosarcoma from an enchondroma. 2. Describe the treatment principles of low-grade cartilage tumors based on the anatomic location and stage of the tumor. 3. Discuss the characteristics of a local recurrence after initial treatment and the general consequences.
Ryzewicz
Mark
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Departments of Orthopedics , University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
Manaster
B J
BJ
Naar
Erick
E
Lindeque
Bennie
B
D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans