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Management of extremity soft tissue sarcomas

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Soft-tissue sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of tumors. The last few decades have seen rapid strides in surgery with function preserving alternatives for local control in these lesions becoming the norm without compromising on overall disease survival. Good functional and oncological results can be achieved with a combination of excision of the tumor, and where required, suitable adjuvant therapies. These lesions are best managed at specialty centres where the requisite multidisciplinary care can be offered to the patient to optimise results. This overview is intended as a review of current understanding and the multimodality management of these challenging tumors.

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Puri, A., Gulia, A. Management of extremity soft tissue sarcomas. IJOO 45, 301–306 (2011). https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.82332

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