Sarcoma, an Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics North America: Volume 36-1

In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Ricardo J. Gonzalez brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Sarcoma. Although collectively sarcomas are relatively rare, they pose significant clinical challenges due to their heterogeneity, aggressive behavior, and complex management. Their rarity often leads to delayed diagnosis and treatment, emphasizing the need for specialized expertise and multidisciplinary care, and with the wide variety of subtypes and anatomical locations, they often require tailored therapeutic strategies, integrating surgery, radiation, and systemic therapies such as chemotherapy and emerging immunotherapies. In this issue, top experts bring you up to date on various aspects of this challenging area of surgical oncology. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including checkpoint inhibitor therapy for soft tissue sarcoma: current role and future development; multidisciplinary management of retroperitoneal sarcoma; contemporary immunotherapy approaches for soft tissue sarcoma; management of unplanned excision of soft tissue sarcoma; soft tissue imaging modalities for sarcoma; defining resectability of abdominal and retroperitoneal sarcomas; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on sarcoma, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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