title: [Therapeutic management of intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas].
abstract: In this article, we review the diagnostics, therapy, follow-up, and prognosis of intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas. There are descriptions and discussion of the surgical techniques, advantages and disadvantages of various types and combinations of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapies, therapy in case of nonresectability, and procedures for desmoid tumors. Further, treatment results, control methods, and studies on new therapeutic approaches are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate