Current Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas : a Joint Effort with the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology

"This book provides a comprehensive overview of the approach to retroperitoneal sarcomas, rare and challenging tumors requiring highly specialized, multidisciplinary management. Based on an updated review of the literature and drawing on the expertise of respected authors, it analyzes key topics - such as pre-operative work-up and staging, multimodal therapy, multi-organ resection, surgical complications and management of local recurrence and advanced disease - as well as several other debated issues. Presenting surgery as the cornerstone in the treatment of this disease, the book serves both as a guide for non-expert physicians wishing to understand the best management of RPS patients, including the need to refer them to specialized centers, and as a state-of-the-art overview for surgeons with interest in sarcoma surgery." -- Prové de l'editor Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv History of Surgery in Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Vittorio Quagliuolo, Laura Ruspi, Ferdinando C. M. Cananzi, Alessandro Gronchi)....Pages 1-7 The Pathology of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Marta Sbaraglia, Piergiuseppe Colombo, Angelo Paolo Dei Tos)....Pages 9-19 The Complex Nature of Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Including Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Fabio Grizzi, Elena Monica Borroni, Dorina Qehajaj, Sanja Stifter, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Ferdinando C. M. Cananzi)....Pages 21-32 Imaging of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Luca Balzarini, Nicolò Gennaro, Carlo Morosi)....Pages 33-48 Current Principles of Surgical Management of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Marco Fiore, Sergio Sandrucci)....Pages 49-60 Managing Early and Late Postoperative Complications (Stefano Radaelli, Sergio Valeri)....Pages 61-75 Major Vascular Resection in Retroperitoneal Surgery (Ferdinando C. M. Cananzi, Laura Ruspi, Jacopo Galvanin, Vittorio Quagliuolo)....Pages 77-92 Pattern and Management of Recurrent Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma (Elisabetta Pennacchioli, Massimo Barberis, Stefania Rizzo)....Pages 93-108 Management of Other Recurrent Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Marco Rastrelli, Saveria Tropea, Carlo Riccardo Rossi)....Pages 109-119 The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Antonino De Paoli, Federico Navarria, Elisa Palazzari, Piera Navarria, Claudia Sangalli)....Pages 121-131 Medical Therapy in Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Giovanni Grignani, Roberta Sanfilippo, Alexia F. Bertuzzi)....Pages 133-141 Predicting the Risk of Recurrence in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma (Dario Callegaro, Alessandro Gronchi, Andrea Napolitano, Bruno Vincenzi)....Pages 143-153 Multimodal Management of Metastatic Disease (Alexia F. Bertuzzi, Umberto Cariboni, Matteo M. Cimino, Guido Torzilli)....Pages 155-164 Postoperative Surveillance in Retroperitoneal Sarcomas (Alessandro Comandone, Antonella Boglione, Teresa Mele)....Pages 165-171 Towards a Global Collaboration: the Trans-Atlantic Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group (Alessandro Gronchi, Vittorio Quagliuolo)....Pages 173-178