Soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh: need for angiography in the developing countries.

Background: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are relatively rare tumors that are seldom seen in many surgical practices. In the developing countries, most patients present lately to the tertiary center either because of poverty, ignorance, or poor management by the primary health workers that first come into contact with these patients.

Methods: We bring you five patients with large STS thighs that were managed by unity between the years 2005 and 2007.

Economic burden of drug use in patients with acute burns: experience in a developing country.

Background/Objective. Burn injury is a devastating injury. The economic drain on the patient's purse is equally devastating.