Search for dissertations about: "Sacrum: surgery"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Sacrum: surgery.

  2. 1. The complexity of prognostication in musculoskeletal sarcomas. An analysis of four illustrative entities

    Author : Peter Bergh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sarcoma; surgery; pathology; extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma; synovial sarcoma; chordoma; chondrosarcoma;

    Abstract : Although malignant musculoskeletal tumors are rare, they encompass numerous entities with a wide morphological, clinical and prognostic spectrum. Sarcoma surgery is particularly demanding. Treatment must take into account the lesionís inherent biologic behavior, anatomic location and individual patient factors. READ MORE

  4. 2. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis : A Deformity in Three Dimensions

    Author : Ludvig Vavruch; Hans Tropp; Daniel Forsberg; Nils Dahlström; Staffan Wirell; Paul Gerdhem; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Scoliosis is a complex three-dimensional deformity of the spine. Even though it has been known for centuries, treatment of the deformity has focused on correcting only in the frontal plane. READ MORE

  5. 3. Ewing sarcoma : treatment, prognosis and late effects

    Author : Asle Charles Hesla; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a rare and aggressive childhood/adolescent malignancy which relies on a multidisciplinary treatment approach for cure. The overall survival rate for this young patient group has hardly improved over the last 30 years despite large multinational treatment trials. READ MORE

  6. 4. Towards eliminating pelvic bone pain after radiation therapy among long-term gynecological cancer survivors

    Author : Ann-Charlotte Waldenström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; pelvic radiotherapy; gynecological cancer; pelvic bone pain; dose-volume response;

    Abstract : Aim: To investigate the prevalence of self-reported symptoms after pelvic radiation therapy among long-term gynecological cancer survivors, with special focus on pelvic bone pain, how it affects the daily life of the women and the relationship to absorbed doses. Methods: In an unselected, population-based study, gynecological cancer survivors from the Gothenburg and Stockholm regions, treated with pelvic radiation therapy between 1991 and 2003, were compared with a non-radiation-treated control population. READ MORE