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A radical margin in the resection of a musculoskeletal tumor removes:

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A radical margin in the resection of a musculoskeletal tumor removes:

  1. The entire limb.
  2. A 5-cm. margin of normal tissue around the neoplasm.
  3. The anatomic compartment in which the tumor arises.
  4. The joint adjacent to the neoplasm.
  5. The reactive capsule around the tumor.
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C. The anatomic compartment in which the tumor arises.

DISCUSSION: A radical resection defines removal of the anatomic compartment in which the tumor arises and does not necessarily mandate an amputation.

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