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Refinements of surgical technique in soft tissue sarcomas
Author(s) -
Karakousis Constantine P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21563
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , resection , surgery , soft tissue sarcoma , sarcoma , surgical resection , radiology , adjuvant radiotherapy , modality (human–computer interaction) , radiation therapy , pathology , human–computer interaction , computer science
The primary modality of treatment for a localized soft tissue sarcoma is surgical resection. Adjuvant or neoadjuvant radiation helps reduce the rate of local recurrence. The rate of limb preserving resection is 94% in our series. Local recurrence can be re‐excised in 95% of the patients, with limb preservation in 90%. Retroperitoneal sarcomas present difficulties in resection but with optimal techniques the complete resectability rate approaches 95% with 5‐ and 10‐year survivals rates of 65% and 56%. J. Surg. Oncol. 2010; 101:730‐738. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.