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. 2019 Mar 5;6:5. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2019.00005

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Copyright © 2019 Fan, Zhou, Zhang, Ma, Yang, Long, Yu and Li.

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A patient with pelvic MHF treated by MWA. (A) X-ray before surgery shows osteolytic destruction of the cortical bone and extraosseous tumor expansion. (B,C) MRI shows a massive tumor very close to the hip joint. Notably, the hip joint is not infiltrated. (D) Internal pelvic space exposure; notice the compressed femoral nerve. (E) The loose, devitalized tumor tissues were removed after MWA. (F) The re-strengthening procedure included using an autograft from the ilium and a mixture of cement and morselized allograft bone chips. (G) X-ray after the operation.