Why the study?
Does preoperative irradiation followed by surgical excision improve outcomes in patients with sarcomas of the soft somatic tissues?
Population
Patients with sarcomas of the soft somatic tissues (including liposarcoma)
Design
Review
Authors
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May warrant subtype-specific radiation strategies; leaves open preoperative irradiation benefit in non-liposarcoma soft tissue sarcomas.
Does preoperative irradiation followed by surgical excision improve outcomes in patients with sarcomas of the soft somatic tissues?
Preoperative irradiation followed by surgical excision is recommended as the preferred method of treatment for sarcomas of the soft parts, despite unpredictable radiation responses in non-liposarcoma types.
McNeer et al. (1968) studied this question.