Ewing's sarcoma surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.

Surgery

• Recently, the preferred form of surgical treatment for Ewing's sarcoma has changed. In the past, the primary technique for eliminating Ewing's sarcoma was to amputate the affected limb.
• Limb salvage has nearly replaced amputation and this has been done without compromise to the patients long term survival rates.

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