Retroperitoneal liposarcoma

A group of patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma is presented and general guidelines of management reviewed. It is suggested that aggressive, radical total surgical excision followed by adjuvant postoperative irradiation be used as the treatment of choice. Although the management of recurrent di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of surgery 1978-03, Vol.187 (3), p.257-261
Hauptverfasser:	Binder, S C, Katz, B, Sheridan, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal Neoplasms - surgery Aged Female Humans Liposarcoma - pathology Liposarcoma - radiotherapy Liposarcoma - surgery Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - pathology Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - radiotherapy Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	A group of patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma is presented and general guidelines of management reviewed. It is suggested that aggressive, radical total surgical excision followed by adjuvant postoperative irradiation be used as the treatment of choice. Although the management of recurrent disease may be discouraging in terms of ultimate cure, reasonable palliation and prolonged survival may result from aggressive therapy.
ISSN:	0003-4932 1528-1140
DOI:	10.1097/00000658-197803000-00008