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Buttock sarcoma: a case report and treatment with buttockectomy

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Buttock soft-tissue sarcomas are common entities that have been infrequently reported. Little is known about the epidemiology of soft-tissue sarcomas. The current therapeutic approach suggests that a large tumour excision with clear margins and effective adjuvant therapy are needed to improve overall survival rates. Overall survival rates vary between 25% and 40% for a period of 5 years and 48.5% for a 2-year period. A case is reported of a patient with a diagnosis of pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma on whom a buttockectomy was performed. A brief retrospective analysis of sarcomas in our centre is reported.

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    José I. García Ceballos & Paul Wylock

  2. Department of Oncological Surgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    J Lamote

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Correspondence to José I. García Ceballos.

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García Ceballos, J.I., Wylock, P. & Lamote, J. Buttock sarcoma: a case report and treatment with buttockectomy. Eur J Plast Surg 28, 239–242 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-005-0729-z

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