Sarcoma
(Jan 2001)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma: The Predominant Primary Malignancy in the Retroperitoneum
Thijs van Dalen,
Jan-Willem W. Coebergh,
Mariel K. Casparie,
Charles H. F. Gimbrère,
Harald J. Hoekstra,
Bert N. Van Geel,
Frits Van Coevorden,
Adriaan Hennipman
Affiliations
Thijs van Dalen
Dutch Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group, Vereniging van Integrale Kanker Centra, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Jan-Willem W. Coebergh
Dutch Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group, Vereniging van Integrale Kanker Centra, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Mariel K. Casparie
Dutch Network and National Database for Pathology (PALGA), Utrecht, The Netherlands
Charles H. F. Gimbrère
Netherlands Cancer Registry, Vereniging van Integrale Kankercentra, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Harald J. Hoekstra
Dutch Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group, Vereniging van Integrale Kanker Centra, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Bert N. Van Geel
Dutch Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group, Vereniging van Integrale Kanker Centra, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Frits Van Coevorden
Dutch Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group, Vereniging van Integrale Kanker Centra, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Adriaan Hennipman
Dutch Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group, Vereniging van Integrale Kanker Centra, Utrecht, The Netherlands
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13577140120048881
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5,
no. 1
Abstract
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Purpose. In the clinical work-up of a retroperitoneal mass, the diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma is often not considered. Incidence rates of various malignant and benign retroperitoneal tumours were studied to determine the incidence of soft tissue sarcoma in comparison with other neoplasms in the retroperitoneal space.
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