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A Surgeon's Guide to Sarcomas and Other Soft Tissue Tumors, An Issue of Surgical Clinics. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 102-4

  • Book

  • August 2022
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5646665
In this issue of�Surgical Clinics,�guest�editor�Dr.�John M. Kane�brings his�considerable expertise to the topic of�A Surgeon's Guide to Sarcomas and Other Soft Tissue Tumors.�In 2021, more than 13,400 new soft tissue sarcomas will be diagnosed.�This issue provides�a timely update for management of the most common sarcomas, including discussions of pathology, imaging, chemotherapy, radiation, and reconstruction.
  • Contains�13�relevant, practice-oriented topics�including�the�implications of an�unplanned�sarcoma�excision (the "Whoops��operation);�the�importance of�preoperative�pathology and the�optimal�biopsy of�soft�tissue�masses; gastrointestinal�stromal�tumors (GIST) and the�general�surgeon; the�evolving�management of�desmoid/aggressive�fibromatosis; plastic�surgery�reconstruction of�sarcoma�resection�defects;�and�more.�

  • Provides in-depth�clinical reviews on�sarcomas and other soft tissue tumors,�offering�actionable insights for clinical practice.�

  • Presents the�latest information on this timely, focused topic�under the leadership of experienced editors in the field.�Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create�clinically significant,�topic-based reviews.�

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Table of Contents

The Implications of an Unplanned Sarcoma Excision (the "Whoops� Operation)
The Role of Imaging in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Diagnosis and Management
Wide Resection of Extremity/Truncal Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Radiation Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Indications, Timing, Benefits, and Consequences
Plastic Surgery Reconstruction of Sarcoma Resection Defects: Form and Function
Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: Histology Is Everything
Sarcoma Pulmonary Metastatic Disease: Still a Chance for Cure
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and the General Surgeon
Lipoma and Its Doppelganger: The Atypical Lipomatous Tumor/Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: What Is This?
The Evolving Management of Desmoid Fibromatosis
Benign Neurogenic Tumors

Authors

John M. Kane III Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm and Carlton Streets. Roswell Park Cancer Institute