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Forequarter amputation as a life-saving procedure.

Levent Eralp1, Harzem Özger, Ilker Eren

  • 1Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. drleventeralp@gmail.com

Musculoskeletal Surgery
|June 11, 2011
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Forequarter amputation is a critical surgery for advanced upper extremity cancers. Emergency intervention is vital for patients with actively bleeding tumors and hemodynamic instability, improving outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Forequarter amputation is indicated for high-grade malignant tumors in the proximal upper extremity.
  • Treatment aims may be palliative or curative.

Observation:

  • This report details two cases requiring urgent surgical intervention.
  • Both patients presented with actively bleeding, ulcerated, or fungating masses.
  • Both patients were hemodynamically unstable due to tumor complications.

Findings:

  • Emergency forequarter amputation was successfully performed in both cases.
  • Prompt surgical intervention addressed life-threatening bleeding and instability.

Implications:

  • Highlights the critical role of emergency surgical intervention in managing complex oncology emergencies.

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  • Emphasizes the need for rapid assessment and surgical planning in cases of actively bleeding proximal upper extremity tumors.
  • Suggests that timely amputation can be life-saving in selected hemodynamically unstable patients.