Erschienen in:
14.10.2020 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Every Step Counts: Improved Survival of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Patients During the Past 15 Years
verfasst von:
Dario Callegaro, MD, Carol J. Swallow, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 3/2021
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Excerpt
Surgical resection is the cornerstone of treatment for patients with localized primary retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS). The ability to achieve complete resection of all the macroscopic tumor has long been recognized as a dominant prognostic factor for patients with this disease. In the 1950s and 1960s, the rate of complete resection was as low as 40%, and the perioperative mortality rate was higher than 10%. During the 1980s and 1990s, both the resection rate and the perioperative mortality rate improved, with associated 5-year survival rates in the 40% to 50% range according to major series published in the early 2000s. This was the state-of-the-art of RPS surgery about 20 years ago, at the beginning of the period examined in the current study.
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