Impact of Surveillance Imaging in Detecting Local and Metastatic Lung Recurrences Among Patients with Sarcomas of the Extremities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Shyam SrinivasanSwaminathan KeerthivasagamShathish KumarAjay PuriPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2023)
The current meta-analysis challenges the notion of routine use of imaging to detect local relapse, while favoring chest imaging, using either chest radiography or computed tomography scan, for surveillance. Further studies are required to study the ideal surveillance strategy including timing and imaging modality.