title: Soft tissue sarcomas: current management and future directions.
abstract: This article reviews the current state of diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue sarcomas. Etiology, staging, imaging, tissue sampling, and current treatment are all reviewed using updated references. Current standards for surgical treatment are emphasized and the future directions of treatment addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, 2301 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kenney
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cheney
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stull
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kraybill
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome