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A call to action: Why sarcoma surgery needs to be centralized
Author(s) -
Raut Chandrajit P.,
Bonvalot Sylvie,
Gronchi Alessandro
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.31749
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , surgery , outcome (game theory) , general surgery , pathology , mathematical economics , mathematics
Although experts agree that complex surgeries or those that are performed for patients with rare conditions should be performed at high‐volume centers, the majority of patients with primary retroperitoneal sarcoma undergo surgical resection at centers with relatively low volumes. This has implications for both immediate patient outcome and long‐term clinical trial success, and highlights the importance of centralizing care for patients with such rare cancers.