Management of soft tissue sarcoma (Springer International Publishing AG)

Including up-to-date data since the last edition, Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma, 2nd Edition contains an expanded chapter on radiation therapy not found in the previous text. Both clinical and molecular dianoses are addressed, and tumor histopathology is employed as the basis of treatment recommendations including surgery, radiation therapy, systemic therapy, and novel therapuetics. Edited by world renowned experts, this book discusses specific recommendations on chemotherapy as a function of specific subtypes and gives a practical, up-to-date approach to all of the different subtypes of adult soft tissue sarcoma.? Reviews from the first edition:?"This is an impressive book. Written aby a surgeon, a pathologist and an oncologist, the book draws heavily on the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center soft tissue sarcoma (STS) database.... It is a book that should be in the library of any sarcoma unit and will appeal to the sub-specialist in Orthopaedic Oncology." (Robert U. Ashford, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Vol. 24, 2014)? "The book is laid out in 27 chapters, with an impressive inclusion of a wide array of sarcoma histology. One of the real strengths of the book is the quality and number of images, figures, tables, and graphs.... The overall outline of the text is well done.... This book is a unique and important addition to the sarcoma literature.... This edtion should find itself on every medical oncologist's bookshelf...." (Larry C. Daugherty and Sanjay P. Bagaria, Journal of Radiation Oncology, Vol. 3, 2014)