Retroperitoneal sarcomas

Retroperitoneal sarcomas are rare neoplasms. CT or MR imaging is performed in patients with these tumors to detect local extent and distant metastases of the tumor and for preoperative surgical planning. Most sarcomas cannot be characterized as to cell type with CT or MR, with the exceptions being l...

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Main Authors: Francis, Isaac R, Cohan, Richard H, Varma, Datla G K, Sondak, Vernon K
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: e-MED 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1665230/
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spelling pubmed-16652302006-12-14 Retroperitoneal sarcomas Francis, Isaac R Cohan, Richard H Varma, Datla G K Sondak, Vernon K Article Retroperitoneal sarcomas are rare neoplasms. CT or MR imaging is performed in patients with these tumors to detect local extent and distant metastases of the tumor and for preoperative surgical planning. Most sarcomas cannot be characterized as to cell type with CT or MR, with the exceptions being liposarcomas and intracaval leiomyosarcomas. Similarly histological grading cannot be made definitively with imaging alone, the exception being liposarcoma since well differentiated liposarcomas contain more macroscopic fat than do less differentiated liposarcomas. After surgery, follow up imaging with CT or MR and careful scrutiny of the tumor bed and resection site are essential to detect early recurrences, which can often be managed with re-resection. e-MED 2005-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC1665230/ /pubmed/16154826 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2005.0019 Text en Copyright © 2005 International Cancer Imaging Society
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author Francis, Isaac R
Cohan, Richard H
Varma, Datla G K
Sondak, Vernon K
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Cohan, Richard H
Varma, Datla G K
Sondak, Vernon K
Retroperitoneal sarcomas
author_facet Francis, Isaac R
Cohan, Richard H
Varma, Datla G K
Sondak, Vernon K
author_sort Francis, Isaac R
title Retroperitoneal sarcomas
title_short Retroperitoneal sarcomas
title_full Retroperitoneal sarcomas
title_fullStr Retroperitoneal sarcomas
title_full_unstemmed Retroperitoneal sarcomas
title_sort retroperitoneal sarcomas
description Retroperitoneal sarcomas are rare neoplasms. CT or MR imaging is performed in patients with these tumors to detect local extent and distant metastases of the tumor and for preoperative surgical planning. Most sarcomas cannot be characterized as to cell type with CT or MR, with the exceptions being liposarcomas and intracaval leiomyosarcomas. Similarly histological grading cannot be made definitively with imaging alone, the exception being liposarcoma since well differentiated liposarcomas contain more macroscopic fat than do less differentiated liposarcomas. After surgery, follow up imaging with CT or MR and careful scrutiny of the tumor bed and resection site are essential to detect early recurrences, which can often be managed with re-resection.
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