Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma

• Main Authors: Brennan, Murray F. (Author), Antonescu, Cristina R. (Author), Alektiar, Kaled M. (Author), Maki, Robert G. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.

Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma, 2nd Edition provides the most comprehensive analysis of demographics and natural history currently available for these lesions, based on the authors’ experience with over 10,000 patients. Sections regarding radiation therapy not found in the previous text have been...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Introduction
• 1.General Description
• 2.Natural History – Importance of Size, Site, Histopathology
• 3.General Statement as to Efficacy Surgery / Chemotherapy / Radiation Therapy
• Part II Management by Histopathology
• 4.Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
• 5.Liposarcoma
• 6.Leiomyosarcoma
• 7.Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma (UPS) (Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: MFH) Myxofibrosarcoma
• 8.Synovial Sarcoma
• 9.Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST) / Triton Tumor
• 10.Desmoid Tumor / Deep-Seated Fibromatosis (Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis)
• 11.Solitary Fibrous Tumor / Hemangiopericytoma
• 12.Fibrosarcoma and its Variants
• 13.Vascular Sarcomas
• 14.Epithelioid Sarcoma
• 15.Sarcomas More Common in Children
• 16.Radiation-Induced Sarcoma
• 17.Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
• 18.Clear Cell Sarcoma / Melanoma of Soft Parts
• 19.Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
• 20.Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma
• 21.Other Uterine Sarcomas
• 22.Extraskeletal Osteogenic Sarcoma
• 23.Sustentacular Tumors of Lymph Tissue Follicular Dendritic Cell Tumor (Dendritic Reticulum Cell Tumor [FDCT]) and Interdigitating Reticulum Cell Tumor (IDRCT)
• 24.Uncommon / Unique Sites Heart and Great Vessels
• 26.Benign Tumors
• 27.Reactive Lesions.