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Pelvic tumor surgery has a high complication rate. Careful preoperative planning and team work with general, vascular, plastic, and urology surgeons are needed to control the complications.
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Tojo, T. (2003). Complications and Sequelae. In: Takahashi, H.E., Morita, T., Hotta, T., Ogose, A. (eds) Operative Treatment of Pelvic Tumors. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-66865-7_12
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