PubMed · 3892869
Solid tumors.
Abstract
Soft-tissue tumors are similar in their behavior. Benign tumors can be easily resected in most cases, whereas malignant tumors are relentless in their locally invasive characteristics. A clear understanding of the constraints of the pathologist in reaching a confirmed diagnosis and a logical plan utilizing surgery as the major modality of therapy are necessary for successful management of these tumors. It appears that radiation combined with hyperthermia is beginning to play a significant role in the local control of soft-tissue sarcomas and that single or multi-agent chemotherapy may be of benefit in treatment of nonresectable or metastatic soft-tissue sarcomas. For the immediate future, surgery remains the only nonexperimental modality of therapy, but the rapid advances in the other therapy methods are encouraging.
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R C Richardson. 1985. Solid tumors.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0195-5616(85)50057-1
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