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ArticleCancers2022

Preoperative Planning Using Three-Dimensional Multimodality Imaging for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Axilla: A Pilot Study.

Xiang Fang, Yan Xiong, Fang Yuan, Senlin Lei, Dechao Yuan, Yi Luo, Yong Zhou, Li Min, Wenli Zhang, Chongqi Tu and 1 more

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiang FangDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yan XiongDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Fang YuanDepartment of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Senlin LeiDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Dechao YuanDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yi LuoDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yong ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Li MinDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Wenli ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Chongqi TuDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Hong DuanDepartment of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

Health and Family Planning Commission research project of Sichuan Province 18PJ465West China Hospital Sichuan University Science Funds 141120752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Axillary soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is challenging due to its proximity to vital neurovascular bundles. We conducted a prospective observational pilot study to explore whether 3D multimodality imaging (3DMMI) can improve preoperative planning for and surgical outcomes of patients with axillary STS. Twenty-one patients with STS (diameter > 5 cm) of the axilla were allocated, at their discretion, to either a control group undergoing traditional preoperative planning with separate computed tomography angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and magnetic resonance neurography, or an intervention group where 3DMMI, digitally created based on these images, revealed the tumour and adjacent skeletomuscular and neurovascular structures in three dimensions. Primary outcome measures were surgical margins and surgical complications. Secondary outcomes included operative time, blood loss, serum C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, length of hospital stay, and limb function. The 3DMMI group had a lower, although not significantly different, inadvertent positive margin rate (1/12 vs. 3/9, p = 0.272), a significantly shorter operative time (p = 0.048), reduced blood loss (p = 0.038), and reduced length of hospital stay (p = 0.046). This endorses larger trials to improve complex surgical procedures and study how preoperative planning could be performed in the future.

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axillamagnetic resonance neurographysoft tissue sarcomasurgical margin

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PMID35804956
PMCPMC9264944
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