Clinical Features of High-Grade Extremity and Trunk Sarcomas in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older: Why Are Outcomes Inferior?

Clinical Features of High-Grade Extremity and Trunk Sarcomas in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older: Why Are Outcomes Inferior?

Background: The population of many countries is aging and a significant number of elderly patients with soft-tissue sarcoma are being seen at cancer centers. The unique therapeutic and prognostic implications of treating soft-tissue sarcoma in geriatric patients warrant further consideration in orde...

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Main Authors: Jungo Imanishi, Lester W. M. Chan, Matthew L. Broadhead, Grant Pang, Samuel Y. Ngan, John Slavin, Stephen Sharp, Peter F. M. Choong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
soft tissue sarcoma
geriatric patients
inferior prognosis
surgery
local recurrence
metastasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsurg.2019.00029/full

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