The diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue sarcomas has dramatically changed in the
last 10 to 15 years with more precise preoperative diagnosis, resection, adjunct therapy,
and long-term follow-up. With correct preoperative diagnosis and staging of a soft
tissue sarcoma, the surgeon, in conjunction with the radiation therapist and the medical
oncologist, can select the optimal therapeutic approach to minimize the development
of recurrences and metastases. Recognition of a mass as benign or nonneoplastic prevents
unnecessary surgery. This article presents an algorithm that demonstrates the important
interactions and contributions of the various oncologicrelated disciplines (surgery,
radiology, pathology, medical oncology, and radiation therapy) to the care of patients
with soft tissue tumors.
Soft tissue, MR imaging - soft tissue, ultrasound - soft tissue, interventional -
soft tissue, recurrences - magnetic resonance (MR), rapid imaging - soft tissue, chemotherapy
- immunohistochemistry, sarcoma - cytogenetics, sarcoma - sarcoma, soft tissue
