HINDQUARTER AMPUTATION FOR LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS

Authors
JENKINS MP LAIDLAW IJ THOMAS JM
Citation
Mp. Jenkins et al., HINDQUARTER AMPUTATION FOR LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS, European journal of surgical oncology, 22(1), 1996, pp. 116-117
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Oncology
Journal title
European journal of surgical oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07487983
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
116 - 117
Database
ISI
SICI code
0748-7983(1996)22:1<116:HAFL>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We describe the presentation of a 16-year-old boy with locally advance d lymphangiomatosis affecting the left thigh and groin. This is a diff icult disease to both diagnose and treat, and one in which radical sur gery may be necessary to effect a cure or even palliation. In this cas e, hindquarter amputation allowed a previously wheelchair-bound teenag er to mobilize unaided.