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SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS

• GENERAL INFORMATION

  Epidemiological data

  Etiologic and risk factors

  Screening and case finding

  Referral

  Selected reviews

• PATHOLOGY AND BIOLOGY

  Biological data

  Histological types

  Grading

  Accuracy and reliability of pathological diagnosis

  Particular histological types considered elsewhere

• DIAGNOSIS

  Signs and symptoms

  Diagnostic strategy

  Pathological diagnosis

• STAGING

  Stage classification

  TNM classification (UICC/AJCC, 1992)

  Stage classification (UICC/AJCC, 1992)

  Staging procedures

• PROGNOSIS

  Natural history

  Prognostic factors

  Predictive factors

• TREATMENT

  STAGE I (localized low grade soft tissue sarcomas)

  STAGE II-III (high grade localized soft tissue sarcomas)

  STAGE IVA (local regional soft tissue sarcoma with regional lymph node metastases)

  STAGE I-IVA inoperable locally advanced disease

  STAGE IVB with isolated lung metastases

  STAGE IVB extrapulmonary disease

• LATE SEQUELAE

  Treatment late effects and sequelae

  Related and secondary tumors

• FOLLOW-UP

  General principles and objectives

  Suggested protocols

© European School of Oncology, 1996

Questions, requests, comments and messages should be sent to:
START secretariat, ESO, via Venezian 18, I-20133 Milano, Italy;
tel. no.: +39 2 2665033; fax no.: +39 2 2664662; e-mail: start@icil64.cilea.it