title: Radiotherapy for management of extremity soft tissue sarcomas: why, when, and where?
abstract: This critical review will focus on published data on the indications for radiotherapy in patients with extremity soft tissue sarcomas and its role in local control, survival, and treatment complications. The differences between pre- and postoperative radiotherapy will be discussed and consensus recommendations on target volume delineation proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.haas@nki.nl
authors.forename: Rick L M
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Delaney
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: Ronald B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Keus
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Pechoux
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Olmi
authors.forename: Jan-Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seddon
authors.forename: Dian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D005121:Extremities; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D047368:Tumor Burden