title: Staging and prognostic factor evaluation in soft tissue sarcoma.
abstract: Over the past decade, there has been significant emphasis on the elucidation of clinicopathologic prognostic factors in STS. This has allowed for identification of the "high-risk" patient at presentation. Molecular factors may further refine the identification of high-risk patients. Setting-related prognostic factors are often amenable to change, and all STS patients should probably be referred for specialty consultation before treatment so that they can benefit from optimal diagnostic, therapeutic, and multidisciplinary approaches. The ongoing pursuit of prognostic issues should also recognize the dynamic nature of prognosis course in a patient's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada. brian.osullivan@rmp.uhn.on.ca
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Pisters
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D016019:Survival Analysis