Asghar Ayesha, Tareen Farhan, Bader Ilyas, Akhtar Nadeem, Khan Naeem
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2003 Jun;13(6):352-4.
We are presenting here eight cases of advanced osteosarcoma of shoulder region involving scapula and upper humerus in children upto the age of thirteen years. All patients had complete loss of movement. Five patients underwent fore quarter amputation. Extensive amputation although a major mutilating procedure, provides patients a dramatic relief for the period that he survives.
我们在此呈现8例年龄在13岁以下儿童的肩部区域晚期骨肉瘤病例，肿瘤累及肩胛骨和肱骨近端。所有患者均完全丧失活动能力。5例患者接受了上肢截肢术。广泛截肢虽是一种严重致残的手术，但能在患者存活期间为其带来显著缓解。
