Prevalence of bone and soft tissue tumors
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Guven YUCETURK, Dündar SABAH, BURÇİN KEÇECİ, Ahmet Duran KARA, Selcuk YALCINKAYA
ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2011, vol 45, pp 135-143
Summary
Objective: Multidisciplinary approach is a necessity for the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors. The Ege University Musculoskeletal Tumor Council offers consultation services to other hospitals in the Aegean region. Since 1988 the Council has met weekly and spent approximately 1,500 hours evaluating almost 6,000 patients with suspected skeletal system tumors. Our objective was to present the data obtained from this patient group.