Leiomyosarcomas can occur at any site, although are more frequent in the retroperitoneum and proximal extremities. They are recognized by likeness to smooth muscle cells but can undergo ...

From 1984 to 2000, 124 patients with a retroperitoneal sarcoma were referred to our center for the treatment of the primary tumor or the first local recurrence. These sarcomas were 58 liposarcomas ...

Instead, surgery to remove lymph nodes in an area behind the abdomen lining called the retroperitoneum may be enough, according to their new study. "We found that the majority of participants in ...

Phase II Study of Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine in Refractory Germ Cell Tumors (E9897): A Trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PURPOSE: To characterize the clinical and biologic features of ...

The median time to LR was 6.9 years (range, 2.1 to 37.7 years). Overall, 56 patients (75%) had LR in the retroperitoneum, including 25 (93%) of 27 patients initially managed without retroperitoneal ...