Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Formal Lymphadenectomy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Single Center Experience of 86 Consecutive Cases.

Russell G WittBrandon CopeDerek J ErstadYi-Ju ChiangElise F NassifChristopher P ScallyKeila E TorresKelly K HuntBarry W FeigChristina L RolandEmily Z Keung

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)

Patients with positive SLNB had similar survival to those with negative SLNB. Lymphadenectomy for isolated nodal disease is associated with poor RFS but reasonable 5-year OS when recurrence is regional-only. In STS, regional disease appears clinically distinct from distant metastatic disease and has better outcomes.

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radiation therapy
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