“…4 There is controversy regarding the appropriate surgical treatment for soft tissue sarcomas in the distal Second intention healing after wide local excision of soft tissue sarcomas in the distal aspects of the limbs in dogs: 31 cases (2005-2012) aspects of limbs. Various reconstruction techniques of distal aspects of limbs have been described, including axial pattern flaps, [16][17][18][19] pedicle and bipedicle skin flaps, 20,21 free tissue transfer, 22,23 skin grafts, 24,25 and tissue expansion. A large range of recurrence rates have been reported for planned marginal excision as the sole treatment of soft tissue sarcomas in distal aspects of limbs, including recurrence rates of 11% for grade I spindle cell tumors 12 and 37% a and 80% 9 for all grades of soft tissue sarcomas.…”