title: Surgical approach to soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities.
abstract: Authors emphasize the primary role of surgery in the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma, confirming the recent acquisition that conservative surgery and adjuvant therapy yield results comparable to those of more extensive surgery. Subsequently, the authors delineate the general guidelines in the surgical treatment of soft tissue sarcoma, depending on the anatomic location of the tumor, and point out the main goals: first to provide local control of the tumor, and second to preserve as much function as possible without jeopardizing the adequacy of the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pignatti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campanacci
mesh_terms: D005121:Extremities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed