ASO Author Reflections: Second Chances: Re-excision Offers Acceptable but Costly Outcomes for STS Patients with Unplanned Excisions in a Low-to-Middle-Income Country

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics, Section of Tumor Orthopedics, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
² Department of Orthopedics, Western Visayas Medical Center, Iloilo City, Philippines. ksaraneta1@gmail.com.

Comment

Edward H M Wang et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;30(6):3690-3691.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13258-0. Epub 2023 Feb 20.

¹ Department of Orthopedics, Section of Tumor Orthopedics, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
² Department of Orthopedics, Western Visayas Medical Center, Iloilo City, Philippines. ksaraneta1@gmail.com.

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Unplanned Excision of Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities in a Low-to-Middle-Income Country.
Wang EHM, Araneta KTS, Gaston CLL, Rubio DAT, de Dios AMV, Cañal JPA, Goleta-Dy AN, Alcasabas APA, Odoño EG, Atun JML, Fernando GY, Dimayuga CCD, Quintos AJD. Wang EHM, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jun;30(6):3681-3689. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13188-x. Epub 2023 Feb 17. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023. PMID: 36800129 Free PMC article. Review.

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