title: [Soft tissues sarcomas: good medical practices for an optimal management].
abstract: The soft tissue sarcomas are a rare pathology and patient management complex. Good clinical practice should be delineated by rigorous recommendations. In case of suspicion of a sarcoma, precise assessment imagery must be carried out with a biopsy to allow the preparation of the surgical procedure. The surgical procedure should be extensive and complete to enable a macroscopic and microscopic resection. The adjuvant treatment could involve radiotherapy and chemotherapy whose indications should be specified within a multidisciplinary team. Unfortunately, recent studies showed no optimal management for majority of patients treated for sarcomas.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Oncologie Médicale, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, pavillon E, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France. jfayette@free.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fayette
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Blay
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ray-Coquard
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000592:standards; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000628:therapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*