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Soft Tissue Sarcoma

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Handbook of Evidence-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

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Treatment approaches for primary soft tissue sarcomas (STS) have generally employed multimodal management with large radiotherapy fields in both the pre- and postoperative settings. However, with more modern focus on minimizing treatment-related toxicity and the potential for focal dose escalation, techniques such as brachytherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy may have a greater role. Moreover, stereotactic radiotherapy may be employed in management of lung oligometastases, a hallmark of advanced STS.

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Braunstein, S.E., Gottschalk, A.R. (2016). Soft Tissue Sarcoma. In: Sethi, R., Barani, I., Larson, D., Roach, III, M. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21897-7_11

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