Recent Concepts in Sarcoma Treatment

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Grading of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas

   • David C. Dahlin

   Pages 1-6

3. Grading of Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Experience of the EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group

   • J. A. M. van Unnik, J. M. Coindre, G. Contesso, Ch. E. Albus-Lutter, T. Schiodt, T. Garcia Miralles et al.

   Pages 7-13

4. Grading of Bone Tumors

   • Andrew G. Huvos

   Pages 14-17

5. The Pathological Staging of Sarcomas

   • José Costa, Serge Leyvraz

   Pages 18-21

6. The Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Tumors. The Göteborg Experience

   • Lennart Angervall, Lars-Gunnar Kindblom

   Pages 22-26

7. The Role of the Pathologist in the Treatment of Osteosarcoma

   • P. Picci, G. Bacci, R. Capanna, M. Avella, N. Baldini, P. Ruggieri et al.

   Pages 27-29

8. Musculoskeletal Tumor Staging — 1987 Update

   • William F. Enneking

   Pages 30-39

9. Electron Microscopy of Sarcomas

   • Bruce Mackay

   Pages 40-47

10. Immunohistochemistry in Sarcomas

    • John J. Brooks

    Pages 48-58

11. Cellular Composition of Sarcomas

    • Steven I. Hajdu

    Pages 59-64

12. Preoperative Evaluation of Extremity Sarcomas

    • James R. Ryan

    Pages 65-68

13. Open Biopsy of Sarcomas

    • Marvin M. Romsdahl

    Pages 69-75

14. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Diagnosis and Management of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors

    • Harold J. Wanebo, Philip Feldman

    Pages 76-80

15. The Role of Frozen Sections in the Diagnosis and Management of Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumors

    • K. Krishnan Unni

    Pages 81-88

16. Surgical Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

    • Dempsey S. Springfield

    Pages 89-93

17. Limited Surgery and External Irradiation in Soft Tissue Sarcomas

    • Herman D. Suit, Henry J. Mankin, Christopher G. Willett, Mark C. Gebhardt, William C. Wood, Steven Skates

    Pages 94-103

18. Brachytherapy and Limb-Sparing Resection in the Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma

    • Man H. Shiu, Basil S. Hilaris, Murray F. Brennan

    Pages 104-114

19. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Radiation, and Limited Surgery for High Grade Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremity

    • Frederick Eilber, Armando Giuliano, James Huth, Joseph Mirra, Gerald Rosen, Donald Morton

    Pages 115-122

20. National Cancer Institute Experience in the Management of High-Grade Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas

    • Alan R. Baker, Alfred E. Chang, Eli Glatstein, Steven A. Rosenberg

    Pages 123-129

There have been significant advances in the treatment of sarcomas in the past several years. Further, different clini­ cal treatment programs are being advocated in different areas including surgery alone, surgery with preoperative or post­ operative chemotherapy, surgery with different radiotherapy modalities, with each investigator espousing his own treat­ ment program. On the other side, there is the question of whether these treatment programs are offering better results or whether the natural history of sarcomas has changed. The International Symposium on Sarcomas was held at Innisbrook Resort, Tarpon Springs, Florida, October 8-10, 1987. This was the first international symposium to date involving all of the disciplines treating sarcomas including pathologists, orthopaedic surgeons, general surgeons, medical oncologists, pediatric oncologists, and radiation oncol­ ogists. The Symposium brought together a number of special­ ists working in the clinical field of sarcomas for a presen­ tation of their specific treatment programs and their results. The presentations were followed by panel discussions to stimulate educational debate as to the different forms of treatment for sarcomas and to formulate some conformity in control of disease, control of spread, and ultimate function for the patient. James R. Ryan, M.D.

• Grading
• Staging
• Tumor
• biopsy
• diagnosis
• electron microscopy
• surgery
• Diagnostic Radiology

`I enjoyed reading this book and feel sure that anyone in the field who was not at the symposium would find it required reading. For those who are intimately involved with this field, but would like a resume of the state of the art, it is an excellent small publication.'
Clinical Oncology

• Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA

  James R. Ryan

• Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA

  Laurence O. Baker

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