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Adult soft tissue sarcoma.

G B Mann1, J J Lewis, M F Brennan

  • 1Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. bruce.mann@nwhcn.org.au

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|June 3, 1999
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Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) require individualized, multidisciplinary care. Advances include limb-sparing surgery and refined radiation use, with chemotherapy showing survival benefits for advanced STS.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Medical Oncology

Background:

  • Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are diverse tumors comprising 1% of adult malignancies.
  • STS has a high mortality rate, with approximately 50% of patients succumbing to the disease.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current management of soft tissue sarcomas.
  • To analyze treatment outcomes based on a large patient database.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on soft tissue sarcomas.
  • Analysis of a prospectively accumulated database of 3442 STS patients treated between 1982 and 1997.

Main Results:

  • Limb-sparing surgery has replaced amputation in 90% of extremity cases.
  • Adjuvant radiation is unnecessary for completely excised tumors <5cm but reduces recurrence in others.

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  • Adjuvant chemotherapy shows a small reduction in relapse and a trend toward improved survival.

    • Conclusions:

    • Optimal management of soft tissue sarcoma necessitates a multidisciplinary approach.
    • Treatment plans must be individualized based on patient and tumor characteristics.