Amputation for Sarcoma: Revisiting a 19th Century Treatment in the 21st Century

Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Feb;25(2):351-353. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-6243-2. Epub 2017 Nov 27.

Authors

Derek J Erstad¹, Chandrajit P Raut²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. craut@bwh.harvard.edu.

PMID: 29181684
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-017-6243-2

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Historical Article

MeSH terms

Amputation, Surgical / history*
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Sarcoma / surgery*
Surgical Oncology / history*