Manual of Soft-Tissue Tumor Surgery

I General Principles.- 1 Soft-Tissue Sarcomas: Etiology, Pathology, and Clinical Features.- Etiology of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas.- Clinical Presentation of Soft-Tissue Sarcoma.- Patterns of Spread of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas.- Classification of Sarcomas.- Prognostic Criteria.- Comment.- 2 Diagnosis and Staging of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas.- Clinical Presentation.- Biopsy Techniques.- Imaging Techniques.- Staging.- II Surgical Treatment of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Adults.- 3 Operative Treatment of Soft-Part Sarcomas.- 4 Operations for Sarcomas on the Upper Extremity.- Soft-Part Resection for Sarcoma of the Forearm.- Soft-Part Resection for Sarcoma of the Anterior Arm.- Soft-Part Resection for Sarcoma of the Posterior Arm.- Scapulectomy for Soft-Part Sarcoma.- Interscapulothoracic Amputation.- 5 Operations for Sarcomas on the Lower Extremity.- Soft-Part Resection for Sarcoma of the Anterior Thigh (Quadriceps).- Soft-Part Resection for Sarcoma in Posterior Thigh Region (Hamstring).- Soft-Part Resection of a Sarcoma Involving Calf Musculature (Gastrocnemius and Soleus).- Soft-Part Resection of Sarcoma Arising in the Buttock.- Hemipelvectomy and Hip Joint Disarticulation.- 6 Operations for Sarcomas on the Chest and Abdominal Wall.- Chest Wall Resection of Soft-Part Sarcomas.- Abdominal Wall Resection for Soft-Part Sarcoma.- 7 Retroperitoneal Sarcomas.- Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Arising in the Left Upper Quadrant.- Sarcoma Arising in the Right Retroperitoneal Space.- Sarcoma Involving the Small Bowel Mesentery.- 8 Soft-Tissue Neoplasms of the Head and Neck.- Neuroectodermal Tumors.- Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck.- Nasopharyngeal Angiofibromas.- Summary.- 9 Musculocutaneous Flaps in Reconstruction.- General Principles.- Surgical Anatomy.- Complications.- 10 Rehabilitation of the Sarcoma Patient.- III Additional Considerations in Sarcoma Management.- 11 Adjuvant Therapy for Sarcomas in Adults.- Radiation as Potential Adjuvant Therapy.- Adjuvant Chemotherapy.- Conclusions.- 12 Management of Recurrent and Metastatic Sarcomas.- Local Treatment Failure.- Distant Treatment Failure.- Surgical Treatment.- Radiation Therapy.- Chemotherapy.- 13 Special Aspects of Childhood Sarcomas.- Fibrosarcoma.- Liposarcoma.- Leiomyosarcoma.- Synovial Sarcomas.- Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma.- Rhabdomyosarcoma.- Observations Concerning Special Anatomic Sites.- Summary.