Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma

This book covers diagnosis and management of adult soft tissue sarcoma, addressing each individual sarcoma subtype. Discusses clinical and molecular diagnoses, tumor histopathology and treatment including chemotherapy, radiation, novel therapeutics and surgery.

Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma addresses the diagnosis and best current management of adult soft tissue sarcomas. Edited by world renowned experts, this book delineates and discusses each different sarcoma subtype individually. Both clinical and molecular diagnoses are addressed, and tumor histopathology is employed as the basis of treatment recommendations including surgery, radiation therapy, systemic therapy and novel therapeutics.

Written by world renowned experts Explains histopathology as a determinant of current treatment modalities Covers surgical treatment, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and novel pharmacotherapy Gives a practical up to date approach to all the different subtypes of adult soft tissue sarcoma Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt

Preface.- Introduction.- 1. General Description.- 2. Natural History Importance of Size, Site, Histopathology.- 3. General Statement as to Efficacy of Surgery / Chemotherapy / Radiation Therapy.- Part I. Management by Histopathology - Introduction.- 4. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST).- 5. Liposarcoma.- 6. Leiomyosarcoma.- 7. Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma (UPS) (Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma - MFH) /Myxofibrosarcoma.- 8. Synovial Sarcoma.- 9. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST) / Triton Tumor.- 10. Desmoid Tumor / Deep-Seated Fibromatosis (Desmoid-type Fibromatosis).- 11. Solitary Fibrous Tumor / Hemangiopericytoma.- 12. Fibrosarcoma and its Variants.- 13. Vascular Sarcomas.- 14. Epithelioid Sarcoma.- 15. Sarcomas more Common in Children.- 16. Radiation Induced Sarcoma.- 17. Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.- 18. Clear Cell Sarcoma / Melanoma of Soft Parts.- 19. Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor.- 20. Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma.- 21. Other Uterine Sarcomas.- 22. Extraskeletal Osteogenic Sarcoma.-

23. Sustentacular Tumors of Lymph Tissue.- 24. Uncommon / Unique Sites.- Part II. Benign and Less Aggressive Lesions - Introduction.- 25. Mostly Benign / Rarely Metastasizing.- 26. Benign Tumors.- 27. Reactive Lesions.