Soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity and superficial trunk: do we need radiotherapy?

• Main Authors: Chan, Lester Wai Mon, Yin, Daniel Xing Cheng, Gong, Sean Cheng, Seng, Daniel Wei Ren, Cheng, Mathew Hern Wang
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Extremities; Humans
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173707
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogeneous group of mesenchymal malignancies with a propensity for local recurrence (LR) and metastasis. Surgical resection remains the cornerstone of management. Adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) reduces LR and current guidelines recommend RT for the majority of interme...