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A Surgeon's Guide to Sarcomas and Other Soft Tissue Tumors, An Issue of Surgical Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 102-4 - August 12, 2022
- Editor: John M. Kane III
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 9 6 1 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 9 6 2 - 3
In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. John M. Kane brings his considerable expertise to the topic of A Surgeon's Guide to Sarcomas and Other Soft Tissue Tumors.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. John M. Kane brings his considerable expertise to the topic of A Surgeon's Guide to Sarcomas and Other Soft Tissue Tumors. In 2021, more than 13,400 new soft tissue sarcomas will be diagnosed. This issue provides a timely update for management of the most common sarcomas, including discussions of pathology, imaging, chemotherapy, radiation, and reconstruction.
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Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the implications of an unplanned sarcoma excision (the “Whoops” operation); the importance of preoperative pathology and the optimal biopsy of soft tissue masses; gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and the general surgeon; the evolving management of desmoid/aggressive fibromatosis; plastic surgery reconstruction of sarcoma resection defects; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on sarcomas and other soft tissue tumors, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Implications of an Unplanned Sarcoma Excision (the “Whoops” Operation)
- Key points
- Clinical presentation of soft-tissue sarcoma
- Epidemiology
- Diagnostic workup
- Management considerations
- Therapeutic options for the unplanned excision
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- The Role of Imaging in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Diagnosis and Management
- Key points
- Introduction
- Initial diagnostic imaging
- Image-guided biopsy
- Staging
- Surgical planning
- Surveillance
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Wide Resection of Extremity/Truncal Soft Tissue Sarcomas
- Key points
- Introduction
- Preoperative considerations
- Operative technique
- Specific situations
- Local recurrence
- Amputation
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Radiation Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Indications, Timing, Benefits, and Consequences
- Key points
- Introduction
- Radiation therapy in the treatment of extremity and superficial truncal soft tissue sarcoma
- Other roles for radiation therapy in the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Plastic Surgery Reconstruction of Sarcoma Resection Defects: Form and Function
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: Histology Is Everything
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical presentation
- Diagnosis
- Treatment approaches
- Recurrence
- Surveillance
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Author contributions
- Ethical statement
- Sarcoma Pulmonary Metastatic Disease: Still a Chance for Cure
- Key points
- Introduction
- Historical considerations
- Surgical considerations for pulmonary metastasectomy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and the General Surgeon
- Key points
- Demographics and genetics
- Small Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
- Clinically relevant Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
- Prognostic factors and risk of recurrence
- Adjuvant therapy
- Neoadjuvant therapy
- Metastatic Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Lipoma and Its Doppelganger: The Atypical Lipomatous Tumor/Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: What Is This?
- Key points
- Nature of the problem
- Background and clinical considerations
- Pathologic evaluation and genetics
- Management considerations
- Follow-up and surveillance
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- The Evolving Management of Desmoid Fibromatosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Patient evaluation overview
- Active observation in patients with desmoid
- Pharmacologic or medical treatment options
- Surgical and interventional radiology management of desmoids
- Radiation therapy for desmoids
- New developments
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Funding statement
- Benign Neurogenic Tumors
- Key points
- Introduction
- Patient evaluation
- Classification of neurogenic tumors
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 102-4
- Published: August 12, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323919616
- eBook ISBN: 9780323919623
JK
John M. Kane III
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Affiliations and expertise
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm and Carlton Streets