Oncological Treatment Considerations Differ across Surgical Subspecialties Treating Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors: An International Survey.

Conclusion: Surgical oncologists generally agree on preoperative diagnostics; other subspecialties do not. Considering the preservation of function differed among all subspecialties. Surgeons do agree on some indications for radiotherapy, yet the use of chemotherapy in localized MPNSTs lacks consensus. A preferred sequence of multimodal therapy differs between and within surgical subspecialties, but surgical oncologists prefer neoadjuvant radiotherapy. PMID: 32189989 [PubMed]

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Source: Sarcoma - March 21, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Sarcoma Source Type: research