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Function-preserving surgery for various cancers

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The main goals of today's cancer surgery are radical resection and the preservation of function. A better understanding of cancer spread and advances in surgical techniques have made possible various function-preserving operations. Their common characteristics are a smaller extent of resection and/or preservation of nerves, vessels, or other structures. Function-preserving surgery in its broader sense also includes reconstructive surgery.

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  1. National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan

    Masahisa Saikawa

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Saikawa, M. Function-preserving surgery for various cancers. Int J Clin Oncol 11, 337–338 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-006-0612-3

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