ABSTRACT

Soft tissue sarcoma is an uncommon disease with a historically ominous prognosis, but there has been a great deal of progress in the last two decades in the understanding of these diseases, and accurate prognostic and therapeutic information is now available that removes much of the mystique.

chapter 1|6 pages

Historical perspectives and evolution of treatment

Historical perspectives

chapter 2|6 pages

Incidence, etiology

Incidence, prevalence by site and type

chapter |8 pages

Molecular and gene biology

Cytogenetics

chapter |15 pages

Vascular tumors

chapter 5|9 pages

Staging

chapter 6|4 pages

Prognostic factors

chapter |10 pages

Retroperitoneal and

chapter 7|1 pages

Clinical and pathologic correlates

The desmoid tumor Diagnosis

chapter |12 pages

Treatment

chapter |8 pages

Results

chapter |2 pages

Leiomyosarcoma Diagnosis

chapter |2 pages

Results

chapter |4 pages

Adjuvant treatment

chapter |7 pages

Diagnosis Treatment

chapter |2 pages

Epithelioid sarcoma

chapter |1 pages

Prognostic factors for

chapter |1 pages

Adjuvant treatment

chapter |3 pages

Treatment

chapter |5 pages

Overall prognostic factors

chapter 8|9 pages

Principles of management

Management of extremity and superficial trunk soft tissue sarcoma

chapter |3 pages

Post-treatment follow-up

chapter 9|7 pages

Adjuvant management

Radiation therapy

chapter |7 pages

Preoperative radiation

chapter |18 pages

Chemotherapy

chapter 10|7 pages

Special sites

Head and Neck

chapter |14 pages

Primary sarcomas of the

chapter |3 pages

References

Inferior vena cava

chapter 11|15 pages

Special techniques

Head and neck Posterior neck resection

chapter |5 pages

Upper extremity Upper arm Axilla

chapter |3 pages

Lateral leg/knee

chapter |2 pages

Hindquarter amputation

Technique

chapter |1 pages

Anterior flap

chapter 12|3 pages

Treatment of recurrence

Extremity soft tissue sarcoma

chapter |2 pages

Adjuvant therapy

chapter |3 pages

Brain metastasis References

chapter 13|6 pages

Future directions

Isolated lung perfusion