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Soft tissue sarcomas are difficult to manage, having a high incidence of recurrence and systemic spread following indiscriminate local resection. Recent trends in the management of soft tissue sarcomas reflect a better understanding of the biologic behavior of these neoplasms plus a more structured and aggressive surgical approach.
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Brooks, C.E. (1984). Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas. In: Uhthoff, H.K. (eds) Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69210-9_32
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