title: Surgical management of soft tissue sarcomas: extremity sarcomas.
abstract: Wide surgical resection is the recommended treatment for extremity soft tissue sarcomas. Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy may improve local control, but with marginal effect on overall survival. Advanced reconstructive techniques and multidisciplinary care, including plastic surgery, may allow a higher rate of limb salvage. This report focuses on surgical and reconstructive aspects in the multimodality care of extremity sarcomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Albert H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Joel L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mayerson
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandawarkar
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Scharschmidt
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: extremity sarcoma; limb preservation; reconstruction