title: Sarcomas of the head and neck region.
abstract: Sarcomas of the head and neck are a heterogeneous group of rare malignancies with highly variable clinical presentation, pathologic classification, and biologic behavior. Managing patients with sarcoma is a formidable challenge for surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists. This article reviews current approaches in patient evaluation, staging, prognosis, and treatment, with emphasis on prolonged survival and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Head and Neck Surgery and Epidemiology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 441, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Shellenberger
authors.forename: Erich M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Sturgis
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*