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Resection of soft tissue sarcomas with intra‐operative magnetic resonance guidance
Author(s) -
Gould Stuart William Thomas,
Agarwal Tushar,
Benoist Stéphane,
Patel Bijen,
Gedroyc Wadislaw,
Darzi Ara
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.10037
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans , sarcoma , radiology , soft tissue , resection , soft tissue sarcoma , surgery , pathology
Purpose To report on a preliminary series of magnetic resonance (MR)‐guided sarcoma resections. Materials and Methods Three patients with the skin sarcoma dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans underwent MR‐guided resection. Results The extent of the tumor at MR imaging was greater in each case than suggested by clinical examination. Adequate resection margins were planned using short Tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences and intra‐operative imaging was used to confirm complete tumor excision. Histological examination confirmed clear surgical margins of at least 1 cm in each case. Conclusion We believe this technique may reduce the incidence of specimen margins positive for tumor following resection, and consequently reduce the need for further excisional surgery. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2002;15:114–119. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.