title: Singapore Cancer Network (SCAN) Guidelines for the Initial Evaluation, Diagnosis and Management of Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The SCAN sarcoma workgroup aimed to develop Singapore Cancer Network (SCAN) clinical practice guidelines for the initial evaluation, diagnosis and management of patients with retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The workgroup utilised a consensus approach to create high quality evidence-based clinical practice guidelines suited for our local setting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Various international guidelines from the fields of radiology, pathology, surgical, medical and radiation oncology were reviewed. Recommendations on the role of radiological imaging, pathology, surgery, radiotherapy and systemic therapy in the management of retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma were developed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These guidelines form the SCAN Guidelines 2015 for the diagnosis, staging and optimal management of patients with retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma.
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D051358:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 / Q000378:metabolism; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2 / Q000378:metabolism; D011878:Radiotherapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012846:Singapore; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: C497206:MDM2 protein, human; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2; C495900:CDK4 protein, human; D051358:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4