Open AccessSoft‐tissue sarcoma in adults: An update on the current state of histiotype‐specific management in an era of personalized medicine
Author(s) -
Gamboa Adriana C.,
Gronchi Alessandro,
Cardona Kenneth
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.21605
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue sarcoma , soft tissue , presentation (obstetrics) , multidisciplinary team , radiation therapy , sarcoma , multidisciplinary approach , trunk , general surgery , surgery , pathology , nursing , ecology , social science , sociology , biology
Abstract Soft‐tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare tumors that account for 1% of all adult malignancies, with over 100 different histologic subtypes occurring predominately in the trunk, extremity, and retroperitoneum. This low incidence is further complicated by their variable presentation, behavior, and long‐term outcomes, which emphasize the importance of centralized care in specialized centers with a multidisciplinary team approach. In the last decade, there has been an effort to improve the quality of care for patients with STS based on anatomic site and histology, and multiple ongoing clinical trials are focusing on tailoring therapy to histologic subtype. This report summarizes the latest evidence guiding the histiotype‐specific management of extremity/truncal and retroperitoneal STS with regard to surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.