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Management of high-grade retroperitoneal liposarcomas: personal experience

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Abstract

Sarcomas are uncommon malignant tumors arising from mesenchymal tissue, accounting for approximately 10% of soft-tissue sarcomas and less than 1% of all malignant neoplasms. The most frequent subtypes of retroperitoneal sarcomas are liposarcoma. Total surgical extirpation appears the only chance for patient cure since medical therapies have shown little efficacy. We have analyzed our series of 32 retroperitoneal liposarcoma that undergone surgical resection and with at least 5 years of follow-up. We have included 21 patients who underwent a complete resection (R0) and 6 patients who underwent an incomplete resection (R1). However, the operation’s goal was a complete tumor resection with tumor-free resection margins. The 5-year survival was 85.7% when we performed a R0 resection, while it was 33.3% when we performed a R1 resection with a significant statistical difference (p = 0.02). Surgery is the gold standard for treatment of liposarcoma. Despite advances in diagnostic modalities, surgical techniques and the adoption of more aggressive procedure, such disease still has a propensity for local recurrence, even after an apparent complete resection. Therefore, locoregional recurrence remains the main cause of death in patients with a retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Moreover when the tumor recurs locally, the treatment of choice is to remove the recurrence. Our experience shows that a complete resection of primary lesions and further resection of recurrences early detected with CT examination could improve the overall survival of patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Moreover in our series, the patients who undergo R1 resection had a worse prognosis.

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    Marco Milone, Luigi Sossio Pezzullo, Giuseppe Salvatore, Martina Gilda Pezzullo, Maddalena Leongito, Ida Esposito & Francesco Milone

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Milone, M., Pezzullo, L.S., Salvatore, G. et al. Management of high-grade retroperitoneal liposarcomas: personal experience. Updates Surg 63, 119–124 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-011-0061-z

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