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Quality of Life and Outcomes in Patients with Malignancies of the Groin

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Quality of life (specifically, healthcare-related quality of life) refers to the physical, emotional, and social aspects of one’s life. Because of the specific anatomic considerations of the groin, primary and secondary malignancies involving this area can have a serious impact on the quality of life as a result of either uncontrolled or progressive disease or complications of treatment. The importance of QoL considerations must be balanced with complexity of QoL measurement.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA

    Andrew J. Lambour M.D. & Sandra L. Wong M.D., M.S.

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Keith A. Delman

  2. Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Viraj A. Master

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Lambour, A.J., Wong, S.L. (2018). Quality of Life and Outcomes in Patients with Malignancies of the Groin. In: Delman, K., Master, V. (eds) Malignancies of the Groin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60858-7_16

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