title: Palliative surgery of soft tissue sarcoma.
abstract: Despite an increasing trend towards early diagnosis of breast cancer,patients still present with locally advanced disease. Also, in some patients chemotherapy will fail, and local and regional recurrence will occur. This article outlines options for palliative care for such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Sheldon
authors.forename: Ted A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kraybill
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019452:Terminally Ill; D016896:Treatment Outcome