Overcoming a travel burden to high-volume centers for treatment of retroperitoneal sarcomas is associated with improved survival

Abstract Background Guidelines recommend treatment of retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) at high-volume centers. However, high-volume centers may not be accessible locally. This national study compared outcomes of RPS resection between local low-volume centers and more distant high-volume centers. Metho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robin Schmitz, Mohamed A. Adam, Dan G. Blazer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
RPS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1728-z