title: Radiation therapy for soft tissue sarcoma.
abstract: Sarcomas are relatively uncommon tumors of mesenchymal origin. They may arise anywhere within the musculoskeletal system and are typically classified by clinical behavior into benign, borderline, or malignant. This article focuses primarily on the role of radiation for malignant soft tissue sarcoma and selected borderline tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Box 97, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA. mballo@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ballo
authors.forename: Gunar K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Zagars
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery