title: [Abdominal sarcomas--rare tumors requiring multidisciplinary approach. Evaluation of surgical management in a sarcoma team].
abstract: Retroperitoneal sarcomas and gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare malignant tumors with a high recurrence rate. Due to their localization, and to the fact that they give rise to non-specific symptoms, these tumors are usually large at diagnosis. From 1990 to 1998 thirty-one patients (16 men and 15 women, mean age 45 years; range 15-77 years) went through surgical treatment. Patients were evaluated by a team consisting of an oncologist, a pathologist, a radiologist and a surgeon both pre- and postoperatively. Forty-five operations were performed (23 for primary tumors and 22 for recurrences). The resectability and radical resection rate were 89% and 59% respectively in primary tumors (4 patients with benign histological diagnoses were excluded) and 68% and 47% respectively in local recurrences. Other organs were removed in 50% of the procedures. Vascular and orthopedic surgeons participated when necessary. Morbidity and in-hospital mortality were 18% and 7% respectively. The overall recurrence rate was 70%. It is our belief that a multidisciplinary approach is mandatory for optimal treatment in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgkliniken, Mora lasarett, Kirurgkliniken, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala. johanna.osterberg@ltdalarna.se
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Osterberg
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bergqvist
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Haglund
authors.forename: Ib
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed