Abstract
The treatment of choice for small low-grade lesions in soft tissues may well be wide or radical surgical resection alone. For all other lesions (UICC stage IIa and larger), multimodal treatment is recommended. Pre- or postoperative radiotherapy reduces the local failure rate to 5%-10%. A re-resection should be performed after non-oncologic resections. Irradiation offers an entirely credible alternative to radical surgery for desmoid tumors which are not resectable.
Translated title of the contribution | Radiotherapy of malignant soft tissue tumors |
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Original language | German |
Journal | Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement II, Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress |
Pages (from-to) | 907-917 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 0173-0541 |
Publication status | Published - 1990 |