New Frontiers in the Management of Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma
A special issue of Current Oncology (ISSN 1718-7729). This special issue belongs to the section "Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 46539
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soft tissue sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of tumors with more than 100 histological subtypes and comprise only 1% of all adult cancers. They are usually caused by a variety of factors, such as exposure to chemical compounds, radiation, infections, and genetic diseases. Sarcomas can be divided into two large families: sarcomas of the soft tissues (smooth and striated muscles, adipose tissue, nerves, etc.) and sarcomas of the bone. They can occur anywhere in the body, but mainly in the extremities and the retroperitoneum. This Special Issue will focus on soft tissue sarcomas in the abdomen, pelvis, and retroperitoneum. Different histological subtypes have different biological behaviors and patterns of spread. The management of this disease requires a multidisciplinary team approach consisting of a wide range of members, such as medical and radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, pathologists, nuclear medicine specialists, radiologists, and molecular biologists. The sarcoma mortality rate is relatively high: the global survival after 5 years is around 65%. In recent years, there has been an improvement in survival due to the improvement of diagnostic tools and better knowledge about the biology of these cancers and surgical techniques. Less defined is the role of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in modifying prognosis both in the adjuvant and metastatic setting.
In this Special Issue, we invite original studies and review articles on the diagnosis, biology, staging, and nomograms, genetic and epigenetic aspects, epidemiology, and novel therapeutic options of sarcomas (surgery, medical oncology, and radiation). This Special Issue also encourages papers evaluating aspects related to the quality of life of patients with sarcomas and any therapies and/or support procedures to improve patients’ quality of life.
Dr. Carolyn Nessim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sarcoma
- soft tissue sarcoma
- retroperitoneal sarcoma
- diagnosis
- treatment
- pathology
- surveillance
- surgery
- chemotherapy
- radiation
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