title: Retroperitoneal sarcomas. An analysis of 32 cases.
abstract: Retroperitoneal sarcoma was treated in 32 patients in 1970-1986. The dominant initial symptom was pain (63%) and the most common clinical finding was a palpable mass (75%). Primary radical resection was possible in 16 cases, but the tumor recurred in 14 after 3-33 months. Repeated radical or palliative surgery was possible in most patients, with altogether 57 tumor resections in 23 patients. The postoperative mortality was 3.5%. The cumulative 5-year survival rate was 28%, but when the primary resection was radical the figure rose to 46%. Periodic computed tomographic scanning and an aggressive surgical approach in recurrence of tumor can be expected to enhance the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Bolin
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Bolin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wetterfors
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery