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Multiply recurrent retroperitoneal liposarcoma
Author(s) -
Bagaria Sanjay P.,
Gabriel Emmanuel,
Mann Gary N.
Publication year - 2018
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.24929
Subject(s) - medicine , liposarcoma , metastasis , retroperitoneal space , standard of care , resection , surgical resection , radiology , surgery , sarcoma , general surgery , pathology , cancer
Retroperitoneal liposarcomas (RPLPS) are rare tumors that represent at least 50% of all retroperitoneal sarcomas. Surgical resection remains the standard of care. Unfortunately, many RPLPS patients will develop a local recurrence and subsequently die in the absence of distant metastasis. This review outlines the factors that predict local recurrence and influence the management of first and subsequent multiply recurrent RPLPS.

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