Clinical characteristics of patients with undergoing unplanned excisions of malignant soft tissue tumors.
Sei MorinagaShinji MiwaNorio YamamotoKatsuhiro HayashiAkihiko TakeuchiKentaro IgarashiKaoru TadaMickhael B LangitHirotaka YonezawaYoshihiro ArakiYohei AsanoHiroyuki TsuchiyaPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2022)
Most of the tumors underwent unplanned excisions were small (<5 cm) and superficial. Surgeons should be aware that a positive margin during additional wide excision is an independent risk factor for local recurrence.