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The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

February 2017

Rehabilitation Strategies and Outcomes of the Sarcoma Patient.

Author Information

Sean Robinson Smith

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, 325 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA. Electronic address: srsz@med.umich.edu.

Publication

Summary

This review focuses on sarcoma subtypes that frequently cause these complications: bony and soft tissue sarcomas leading to limb salvage or amputation, desmoid tumors, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Rehabilitation approaches and outcomes are discussed, as well as considerations for childhood sarcoma survivors transitioning to adulthood.

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