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Epithelioid sarcoma

G Sennwald1, U Schmid, G Segmüller

  • 1Département de Chirurgie de la Main, Service d'Orthopédie, Hôpital Cantonal, St Gall, Suisse.

Annales De Chirurgie De La Main : Organe Officiel Des Societes De Chirurgie De La Main
|January 1, 1983
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Epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft tissue tumor, often presents in extremities with slow growth, delaying diagnosis. Microsurgical excision offers a limb-sparing alternative to amputation for hand tumors.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Soft Tissue Tumors

Background:

  • Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare malignant soft tissue neoplasm.
  • Characterized by slow, asymptomatic growth, often in distal extremities.
  • Diagnosis can be challenging, leading to delayed treatment.

Observation:

  • A case of epithelioid sarcoma in the hand, diagnosed 8 years after symptom onset.
  • The tumor presented as a nodular lesion.
  • Standard treatment options included amputation or mutilating excision.

Findings:

  • Local radical excision using microsurgery was chosen as the treatment modality.
  • This approach aimed to preserve the affected limb.
  • Long-term clinical follow-up is planned to assess treatment efficacy.

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Implications:

  • Microsurgical local excision may be a viable limb-sparing option for epithelioid sarcoma of the hand.
  • This approach could potentially improve functional outcomes compared to traditional treatments.
  • Further long-term follow-up data is crucial to establish the curative potential of this technique.