A rare tumor of interosseous membrane forearm - Punjab ...
A rare tumor of interosseous membrane forearm - Punjab ...
A rare tumor of interosseous membrane forearm - Punjab ...
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A <strong>rare</strong> <strong>tumor</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>interosseous</strong> <strong>membrane</strong> <strong>forearm</strong>Fig 5. Clinical photo showing <strong>tumor</strong> massFig 6. Clinical photo showing <strong>tumor</strong> massFig 7. Clinical photo showing <strong>tumor</strong> massFig 8. Tumor mass after excisionFig 9. Cross-section after excision <strong>of</strong> <strong>tumor</strong> massarise from <strong>interosseous</strong> <strong>membrane</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>forearm</strong> and not from anymuscle. The recurrence rate recorded in literature for extraabdominal fibromatoses is ranging from as low as 19% 4 to asFig 10. Clinical photo showing <strong>forearm</strong> after <strong>tumor</strong> mass excisionhigh as 77%. 8 Numerous studies have found that the extent <strong>of</strong>initial excision is prognostically significant. 5,7,11 Because themicroscopic picture does not reliably reflect the growth potential<strong>of</strong> the <strong>tumor</strong>, therapy is predicated on its extent and anatomicalPb Journal <strong>of</strong> Orthopaedics Vol-XIII, No.1, 201281
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