Open AccessDoes radiotherapy after surgery affect outcomes in Ewing's sarcoma of the pelvis?
Author(s) -
Ajay Puri,
Ashish Gulia,
Saniya Crasto,
Tushar Vora,
Nehal Khanna,
Siddharth Laskar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_388_17
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , surgery , radiation therapy , port (circuit theory) , chemotherapy , ewing's sarcoma , pelvis , necrosis , soft tissue sarcoma , soft tissue , electrical engineering , pathology , engineering
The impact of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) on outcomes has been a matter of debate after adequate resection in Ewing's sarcoma of the pelvis. We evaluated our cases after surgical excision in pelvic Ewing's sarcoma and assessed local control and overall survival (OS) with respect to PORT and chemotherapy-induced percentage necrosis.