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Introduction. Primary malignant tumors of the limbs are rare conditions. They are most common in children and adolescents. Treatment is long and costly, and requires long-term follow-up. Our aim was to describe the clinical and paraclinical results of their management in Bouake. Materials and methods. This was a cross-sectional study conducted over 8 years (January 2011 to December 2018) at the traumatology and orthopedics department of the Bouaké University Hospital. It concerned patients treated and followed up for at least 5 years for malignant tumors of the limbs. Our variables of study were sociodemographic, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary. Results. Twenty-six cases were studied. Their mean age was 34.5 years. The sex ratio was 1.17. Most patients lived outside Bouaké (n=17). Tumors predominated in the pelvic limbs (n=15). They were frequent in the leg (n=11). Surgery (n=23) followed by chemotherapy (n=2) and radiotherapy (n=2) were the main therapeutic modalities. Mean theoretical follow-up was 8 years. We had were 7 live patients, 15 lost to follow-up and 4 deaths. The WHO score for living patients was 1. Conclusion. Long-term follow-up of malignant tumors of the limbs is irregular and inadequate in Bouake. Vital prognosis is poor.

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Touré YL, Sako K, Traoré-Kouassi AAD, Akobé Achié JR, Odo BA, Madiou MKA, … Kouamé AS. (2024). 7-Year Review of the Management of Primary Malignant Tumors of The Limbs in Bouaké: A Cross-Sectional Study: Revue de la Prise en Charge des Tumeurs Malignes Primitives des Membres à Bouaké entre 2011 et 2018 : Une Étude Transversale. HEALTH SCIENCES AND DISEASE, 25(9). https://doi.org/10.5281/hsd.v25i9.6025

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