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ReviewCancers2021

Multidisciplinary Management of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: Diagnosis, Prognostic Factors and Treatment.

Fabio Carbone, Antonio Pizzolorusso, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Massimiliano Di Marzo, Lucia Cannella, Maria Luisa Barretta, Paolo Delrio, Salvatore Tafuto

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Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Retroperitoneal ectopic spleen identified during emergency laparotomy.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2026
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  18. Efficacy of Eribulin in Soft Tissue Sarcomas.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Fabio CarboneDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli-"Federico II", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4743-7181
Antonio PizzolorussoSarcomas and Rare Tumors Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS-Fondazione "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe Di LorenzoSarcomas and Rare Tumors Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS-Fondazione "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6634-7865
Massimiliano Di MarzoAbdominal Surgery Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS-Fondazione "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.
Lucia CannellaSarcomas and Rare Tumors Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS-Fondazione "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9993-2013
Maria Luisa BarrettaRadiology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS-Fondazione "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.
Paolo DelrioAbdominal Surgery Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS-Fondazione "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.
Salvatore TafutoSarcomas and Rare Tumors Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS-Fondazione "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3019-354X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) are rare cancers whose management can be challenging due to various presentation patterns, multiple organ involvement, and a high local and distant recurrence rate. Histopathology and prognostic factors analysis are essential to predict the behaviour of the disease and plan the best therapeutic strategy. To date, surgery is still the main therapeutic option that guarantees a chance of cure from the primary disease. While chemotherapy and radiotherapy seem to be good options for controlling metastatic and recurrent irresectable disease, their role in the treatment of primary RPS remains unclear. This literature review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary aspects of RPS management in high-volume centres, summarising the diagnostic path, the prognostic factors, and the most suitable therapeutic options.

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cancerliterature reviewmanagementmultidisciplinaryretroperitoneal sarcoma

Identifiers

PMID34439171
PMCPMC8392612

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