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Malignant Tumors

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Musculoskeletal tumors form a wide umbrella that covers many unique benign and malignant varieties of bone and soft tissue pathologies. The diagnosis and treatment of primary malignant bone tumors demand both a thorough understanding and a regimented algorithm. The important general concepts of malignant tumors to consider include the epidemiology, etiology, classifications, diagnosis (clinical/imaging), and treatment. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a broad overview of the important concepts of the diagnosis and management of primary malignant bone tumors.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, Erlanger Health System and Erlanger Cancer Center, Chattanooga, TN, USA

    Ryan T. Voskuil

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA

    Joel L. Mayerson

  3. The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Joel L. Mayerson

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  1. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy

    Umile Giuseppe Longo

  2. Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy

    Vincenzo Denaro

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Voskuil, R.T., Mayerson, J.L. (2023). Malignant Tumors. In: Longo, U.G., Denaro, V. (eds) Textbook of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20987-1_24

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