[Conservative and functional management for soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities: role of radiotherapy].
Recent publications have permitted to quantify the benefit of radiotherapy in the conservative treatment of soft tissue sarcoma of the limbs. The aim of this review is to focus on aspects of radiotherapy witch influence local control and functional outcome for early and late normal tissue damage. The evaluation of late effects is performed according to Soma-Lent (Subjective-Objective-Management-Analytic-Late Effects of Normal Tissues) classification. About complications, neurological complications are probably under estimated and are related to total dose of radiation therapy.
Milbéo
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Y
Département de Radiothérapie, Institut Bergonié, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer, 229, Cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.
Kantor
G
G
Lagarde
P
P
Stoeckle
E
E
Duparc
A
A
Thomas
L
L
Bui
B-N
BN
D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*