(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA Some primary tumors in the pelvis (usually soft tissue sarcomas) extend to the greater pelvis with…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA The inguinal nodes provide drainage of the lymphatic flow from the ipsilateral lower extremity, the lower…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA The investing fascia of the thigh forms a strong layer, the fascia lata, thicker on the…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA The term “hemipelvectomy” implies the removal of the right or left hemipelvis along with the ipsilateral…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA The abdominoinguinal incision is in a sense a derivative of the radical groin incision, in which…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA Internal hemipelvectomy involves the removal of the innominate bone, with adjacent muscles if involved, with preservation…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA Retroperitoneal sarcomas present technical difficulties in their resection. The tumors are discovered when they are quite…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA Tumors on this side can grow to prodigious size. Therefore, they become palpable or otherwise cause…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA The muscles of the leg are covered by a strong, deep fascia, and strong septa separate…
(1) State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA The posterior group of the thigh includes the semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris muscles, the last…
