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Soft tissue tumors in adults: ESSR-approved guidelines for diagnostic imaging

<p>Soft tissue sarcomas are rare, but early, accurate diagnosis with subsequent appropriate treatment is crucial for the clinical outcome. The ESSR guidelines are intended to help radiologists in their decision-making and support discussion among clinicians who deal with patients with suspecte...

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Main Authors: Noebauer-Huhmann, Iris M. (Author) , Weber, Marc-André (Author) , Lalam, Radhesh K. (Author) , Trattnig, Siegfried (Author) , Bohndorf, Klaus (Author) , Vanhoenacker, Filip (Author) , Tagliafico, Alberto (Author) , Rijswijk, Carla van (Author) , Vilanova, Joan C. (Author) , Afonso, P. Diana (Author) , Breitenseher, Martin (Author) , Beggs, Ian (Author) , Robinson, Philip (Author) , Jonge, Milko C. de (Author) , Krestan, Christian (Author) , Bloem, Johan L. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 05, Pages: 475-482
ISSN:1098-898X
DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1569251
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1569251
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1569251
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Author Notes:Iris M. Noebauer-Huhmann, Marc-André Weber, Radhesh K. Lalam, Siegfried Trattnig, Klaus Bohndorf, Filip Vanhoenacker, Alberto Tagliafico, Carla van Rijswijk, Joan C. Vilanova, P. Diana Afonso, Martin Breitenseher, Ian Beggs, Philip Robinson, Milko C. de Jonge, Christian Krestan, Johan L. Bloem
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Summary:<p>Soft tissue sarcomas are rare, but early, accurate diagnosis with subsequent appropriate treatment is crucial for the clinical outcome. The ESSR guidelines are intended to help radiologists in their decision-making and support discussion among clinicians who deal with patients with suspected or proven soft tissue tumors. Potentially malignant lesions recognized by ultrasound should be referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which also serves as a preoperative local staging modality, with specific technical requirements and mandatory radiological report elements. Radiography may add information about matrix calcification and osseous involvement. Indeterminate lesions, or lesions in which therapy is dependent on histology results, should be biopsied. For biopsy, we strongly recommend referral to a specialist sarcoma center, where an interdisciplinary tumor group, with a specialized pathologist, radiologist, and the surgeon are involved. In sarcoma, a CT scan of the chest is mandatory. Additional staging modalities are entity-specific. There are no evidence-based recommendations for routine follow-up in surgically treated sarcomas. However, we would recommend regular follow-up with intervals dependent on tumor grade, for 10 years after the initial diagnosis.</p>
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ISSN:1098-898X
DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1569251

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