Short term outcome of treatment with percutaneous cross Kirschner wires in paediatric distal humeral metaphyseal diaphyseal junction fractures

Background: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are malignant tumours arising from mesenchymal tissue, comprising <1% of all the human body and represent second most common type solid in children adolescents. Surgical resection is considered mainstay treatment, supported by multimodal therapies including chemotherapy radiotherapy. Resource-limited countries, like Pakistan, face additional challenges due to inadequate resources. This study presents experience management soft presenting a tertiary care hospital Central Lahore.
 Patients Methods: was an observational conducted Unit I Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore January 2017 till June 2022. American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le (FNCLCC) classification applied. treatment R0, R1 R2 resections were carried out. SPSS 23 version used for statistical analysis collected data.
 Results: A total 36 patients; 24 male (66.7%) 12 females (33.3%) included. Anatomical site involvement observed as (63.8%) limb 13 (36.1%) trunk sarcomas. Out patients, 20 (55.6%) patients staged stage II, 11 (30.5%) III 5 (13.9%) I. Total 17 (47.2%) underwent wide excision, limited 4 (11.1%) compartmental excision 2 (5.6%) palliative excision. 
 Conclusion: Thigh commonest extremity Retroperitoneal frequent among tumours. Leiomyosarcoma histopathological diagnosis followed peripheral nerve sheath Most presented with II disease.
 Keywords: Tissue Sarcoma, Presentation, Resection, Histology, Outcome