Clinical and Surgical Outcomes in the Management of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Dear Colleagues, 

Soft tissue sarcomas are rare forms of cancer that commonly impacts the extremities. They represent less than 1% of all malignancies; however, they have a high incidence rate of death due to disease. A mainstay of treatment has been the combined use of radiotherapy and surgery, with chemotherapy being reserved for patients on an individualized basis. Limb salvage remains the surgical treatment of choice for patients with locoregional disease; however, even with negative margin resection, the rates of recurrence and metastatic disease remain high.

In this Special Issue, we will present original research and review articles highlighting advancements in the management of patients with soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities, with a focus on the work-up, staging, and surgical outcomes of patients with these rare malignancies.

Dr. Matthew T. Houdek
Guest Editor

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• soft tissue sarcoma
• outcome
• limb salvage
• radiotherapy
• surgery