Soft Tissue Sarcomas

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XII

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2. Changing Concepts in Pathology

   • Chik-Kwun Tang

   Pages 1-27

3. Diagnostic Strategy for Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas

   • Michael A. Simon, Lawrence L. Kerns

   Pages 29-47

4. Staging of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

   • James R. Ryan

   Pages 49-52

5. Surgical Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

   • James R. Ryan

   Pages 53-65

6. Cyto Reduction for Soft Tissue Sarcomas

   • Charles E. Lucas, Anna M. Ledgerwood

   Pages 67-83

7. Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas

   • Steven A. Rosenberg

   Pages 85-99

8. Perfusion Chemotherapy

   • Frederick R. Eilber

   Pages 101-107

9. Infusion Chemotherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas

   • Robert S. Benjamin, Boh-Seng Yap

   Pages 109-115

10. Role of Radiotherapy

    • Robert D. Lindberg

    Pages 117-125

11. Chemotherapy of Disseminated Soft Tissue Sarcomas

    • Laurence H. Baker

    Pages 127-133

12. Phase II New Drug Trials in Soft Tissue Sarcomas

    • Michael K. Samson

    Pages 135-139

13. Back Matter

    Pages 141-146

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Where do you begin to look for a recent, authoritative article on the diagnosis or management of a particular malignancy? The few general oncology textbooks are generally out of date. Single papers in specialized journals are informative but seldom comprehensive; these are more often preliminary reports on a very limited number of patients. Certain general journals frequently publish good indepth reviews of cancer topics, and published symposium lectures are often the best overviews available. Unfortunately, these reviews and supplements appear sporadically, and the reader can never be sure when a topic of special interest will be covered. Cancer treatment and Research is a series of authoritative volumes which aim to meet this need. It is an attempt to establish a critical mass of oncology literature covering virtually all oncology topics, revised frequently to keep the coverage up to date, easily available on a single library shelf or by a single personal subscription. We have approached the problem in the following fashion. First, by dividing the oncology literature into specific subdivisions such as lung cancer, genitour­ inary cancer, pediatric oncology, etc. Second, by asking eminent authorities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an annual or biannual basis. Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume appearing frequently and predictably, discussing current diagnosis, staging, markers, all forms of treatment modalities, basic biology, and more.

• Staging
• cancer treatment
• pathology
• radiotherapy
• tumor

I believe that this book will be of considerable interest to all practising oncologists be they surgeons, physicians or radiotherapists and would be a useful addition to their personal library.Australian Cancer Society

• Division of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA

  Laurence H. Baker

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