Open AccessA Case Report of Surgical Debulking for a Huge Mass of Elephantiasis Neuromatosa
Author(s) -
Manabu Hoshi,
Makoto Ieguchi,
Susumu Taguchi,
Shinya Yamasaki
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
rare tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2036-3613
pISSN - 2036-3605
DOI - 10.4081/rt.2009.e11
Subject(s) - medicine , hypervascularity , debulking , elephantiasis , surgery , general surgery , radiology , cancer , ovarian cancer , immunology , filariasis , helminths
Achievement of a safe outcome for an extensive mass with hypervascularity in the extremities requires a surgical team skilled in musculoskeletal oncology. We report debulking surgery for a huge mass of elephantiasis neuromatosa in the right leg of a 56-year old man using the novel Ligasure® vessel sealing system
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