Why the study?
Does surgical margin, radiotherapy, and treatment at a specialized center affect local recurrence and survival in patients with liposarcoma?
Population
237 patients without metastasis out of 319 liposarcoma cases reported between 1986 and 1998 to the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years (estimated)
Authors
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May support sarcoma center referral and radiotherapy for high-grade lesions; leaves open randomized confirmation of survival impact.
Does surgical margin, radiotherapy, and treatment at a specialized center affect local recurrence and survival in patients with liposarcoma?
Patients with liposarcoma should be treated at specialized centers and receive postoperative radiotherapy to decrease local recurrence rates.
Engström et al. (2008) studied this question.
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