Retroperitoneal Sarcomas

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Abstract
RETROPERITONEAL sarcomas are well known to present difficulties in their complete resection because of their inaccessible location and the absence of early symptoms, resulting in tumors of large size by the time the diagnosis is made. A collective review article that analyzed the reports of retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas from major centers found that complete resection was possible in 294 (53%) of 560 patients treated in major centers, with a 5-year survival rate of only 34%, largely because in nearly half of the patients the tumor was not resected.1 In this article, we present our experience with the management of retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas.