Soft tissue sarcomas of the lower extremity: surgical treatment and outcomeP Popov
Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
Eur J Surg Oncol 26:679-85. 2000
..Local control was studied, with emphasis on tumour depth, operation margin and need for post-operative radiotherapy...
Soft-tissue sarcomas of the upper extremity: surgical treatment and outcomePentscho Popov
Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
Plast Reconstr Surg 113:222-30; discussion 231-2. 2004
..After exclusion of patients with inadequate treatment according to the authors' protocol, the local control rate at 5 years was 90 percent. Strict adherence to treatment protocol should be practiced...
Microscopic margins and results of surgery for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberansPentscho Popov
Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Plast Reconstr Surg 119:1779-84. 2007
..Because of the variable results presented in mainly retrospective reports, it has been queried whether local control can be as good with conventional surgery as with micrographic surgery...
Microvascular flaps and collateral ligament reconstructions for soft tissue sarcomas at the knee jointPentscho Popov
Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Ann Plast Surg 64:24-7. 2010
..Free flap for STS of the knee is a reliable method. Patients can be operated with wider marginals and prognosis is good. Ligament reconstruction can be performed simultaneously, if collateral ligaments are excised...
Microvascular reconstructions of full-thickness oncological chest wall defectsErkki Tukiainen
Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, P O Box 266, 00029 HUS, Finland
Ann Surg 238:794-801; discussion 801-2. 2003
..To evaluate the suitability of microvascular flaps for the reconstruction of extensive full-thickness defects of the chest wall...
Microvascular reconstructions after extensive soft tissue sarcoma resections in the upper limbI Barner-Rasmussen
Department of Plastic Surgery, Toolo Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO 266, 00029 HUS, Finland
Eur J Surg Oncol 36:78-83. 2010
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of microvascular reconstruction after extensive tumour resections in the upper extremity...
Microvascular reconstruction after resection of soft tissue sarcoma of the legI Barner-Rasmussen
Department of Plastic Surgery, Toolo Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Br J Surg 96:482-9. 2009
..Limb-sparing surgery and satisfactory functional outcome is the goal of extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS) surgery. Tissue defects after tumour excision are often extensive, and microvascular reconstruction is frequently required...
Primary soft tissue sarcoma and its local recurrence: genetic changes studied by comparative genomic hybridizationP Popov
Department of Plastic Surgery, , Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
Mod Pathol 14:978-84. 2001
..3 was not detected in any of the primary tumors. Although all these alterations were not specific to local recurrences, they may represent changes important during tumor progression...