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The role and outcomes of palliative surgery for retroperitoneal sarcoma
Author(s) -
Zerhouni Siham,
Van Coevorden Frits,
Swallow Carol J.
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.24934
Subject(s) - medicine , debulking , surgery , palliative surgery , sarcoma , resection , palliative care , quality of life (healthcare) , surgical oncology , general surgery , cancer , nursing , ovarian cancer , pathology
Categories of noncurative surgery for retroperitoneal sarcoma include: i) grossly incomplete resection (R2) of primary or locally recurrent tumor; ii) resection in the setting of distant metastatic disease; and iii) true palliative‐intent symptom‐directed surgery. The value of R2 resection is debatable, since most series do not report initial operative intent. Debulking surgery provides symptom relief in the majority of patients, but relief is generally not durable. Quality of life is poorly studied.