Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for soft tissue sarcoma – ESTRO IORT Task Force / ACROP recommendations

Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) represent a rare and heterogeneous group of malignant diseases [1]. They arise most often in the extremities and trunk ( ∼55%), followed by the retroperitoneal/intraabdominal space (∼35%) and the head and neck region (∼10%) [1]. The most important prognostic factors include tumour grade, tumour size, location (deep vs. superficial) and resection margin [2,3]. Complete surgical removal is the cornerstone of curat ive intent treatment, although its extent has been subject to change in the last decades [4].

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - July 13, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Falk Roeder, Virginia Morillo, Ladan Saleh-Ebrahimi, Felipe A. Calvo, Philip Poortmans, Carlos Ferrer Albiach Tags: Original Article Source Type: research