ReviewCancers2024
External Hemipelvectomy in Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Are They Still Needed?
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pediatric free fillet of leg flap for external hemipelvectomy coverage: A case report and systematic review.JPRAS open · 2026Review
- Case Report: Life-saving external hemipelvectomy after missed external iliac artery occlusion in severe pelvic trauma.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe development of new technologies, the interpretation of amputations as therapeutic failures by society, and the high morbidity and mortality associated with external hemipelvectomies make these mutilating surgical procedures appear obsolete. Herein, we review the scientific literature on the topic and present two cases of high-grade ulcerated soft tissue sarcomas in the gluteal region which show exceptional behavior and different outcomes.
methodsWe performed a literature review of the PubMed databases from 2014 to April 2024. Additionally, we present two cases of soft tissue sarcomas in an 18-year-old female patient and in a 71-year-old female patient, which were treated with extended external hemipelvectomies with anterior flap, in combination with an abdominoperineal amputation and a colostomy in one case.
resultsAfter 4 years of follow-up, case 1 is living a relatively normal life. She had an uncomplicated pregnancy and a cesarean section delivery. Case 2 underwent emergency surgery for intestinal perforation and sepsis. She died 2.5 months following the surgery.
conclusionsExternal hemipelvectomy for soft tissue sarcoma treatment is a demanding surgical procedure with purpose in selected cases after review by multidisciplinary committees and with informed patient consent. This should be similarly individualized and extended to other pathologies when possible.
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