Radiotherapy for management of extremity soft tissue sarcomas: why, when, and where?

Rick L M Haas; Thomas F Delaney; Brian O'Sullivan; Ronald B Keus; Cécile Le Pechoux; Patricia Olmi; Jan-Peter Poulsen; Beatrice Seddon; Dian Wang

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.01.062

Radiotherapy for management of extremity soft tissue sarcomas: why, when, and where?

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Nov 1;84(3):572-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.01.062. Epub 2012 Apr 18.

Authors

Rick L M Haas¹, Thomas F Delaney, Brian O'Sullivan, Ronald B Keus, Cécile Le Pechoux, Patricia Olmi, Jan-Peter Poulsen, Beatrice Seddon, Dian Wang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiotherapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.haas@nki.nl

PMID: 22520481
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.01.062

Abstract

This critical review will focus on published data on the indications for radiotherapy in patients with extremity soft tissue sarcomas and its role in local control, survival, and treatment complications. The differences between pre- and postoperative radiotherapy will be discussed and consensus recommendations on target volume delineation proposed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Consensus*
Extremities*
Fractures, Bone / etiology
Humans
Organ Sparing Treatments
Patient Positioning
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Preoperative Period
Radiation Injuries / complications
Radiation Injuries / prevention & control
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Sarcoma / mortality
Sarcoma / pathology
Sarcoma / radiotherapy*
Sarcoma / surgery
Tumor Burden