Preoperative Radiotherapy and Postoperative Complications Among Patients with Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
Fabio Tirotta·Samuel J. Ford·Marco Fiore·Carol J. Swallow·Dirk Strauss·Chandrajit P. Raut·Winan J. van Houdt·Sandrine Marreaud·Rick Haas·Felix B. Oppong·Alessandro Gronchi·Sylvie Bonvalot·Lydia Champezou
Objective: To assess the association between preoperative radiotherapy (RT) and major postoperative complications in patients with primary retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS). Background: The effect of preoperative RT on postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing surgery for primary RPS remains uncertain. Methods: In the post hoc analysis, analyses were performed for the entire STRASS cohort and for the subgroup with well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDLPS) and grade 1–2 (G1-G2) dedifferentiated li