Chapter 29. Operative Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Dan G. Blazer III, MD; Alfred E. Chang, MD View Full Chapter Figures Only Tables Only Videos Only Print Share Email Send Email Your Name (required) ! Example: John Doe Email Address (required) ! Please enter a valid sender email address. Example: jdoe@example.com CC Me Recipient Email Address (required) ! Separate multiple email address with semi-colons (up to 5). Subject Subject for your email. Message (Maximum characters: 1,000) Please enter your name Please enter your email address Please enter a valid recipient email address. Example:jdoe@example.com Thank you! Your email has been sent to: The recipient(s) will receive an email message that includes a link to the selected article. Recipients may need to check their spam filters or confirm that the address is safe. Return to: Send Another Email An error has occurred sending your email(s). Please try again later or contact an administrator at OnlineCustomer_Service@email.mheducation.com. Return to: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Reddit Get Citation Citation AMA Citation Blazer DG, III, Chang AE. Blazer D.G., III, Chang A.E. Blazer, Dan G., III, and Alfred E. Chang.Chapter 29. Operative Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma. In: Minter RM, Doherty GM. Minter R.M., Doherty G.M. Eds. Rebecca M. Minter, and Gerard M. Doherty.eds. CURRENT Procedures: Surgery New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2010. http://accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=419§ionid=41482843. Accessed May 25, 2018. MLA Citation Blazer DG, III, Chang AE. Blazer D.G., III, Chang A.E. Blazer, Dan G., III, and Alfred E. Chang.. "Chapter 29. Operative Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma." CURRENT Procedures: Surgery Minter RM, Doherty GM. Minter R.M., Doherty G.M. Eds. Rebecca M. Minter, and Gerard M. Doherty. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2010, http://accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=419§ionid=41482843. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager Mendeley © Copyright Tools Search Book Top Return Clip Autosuggest Results ++ Any soft tissue mass that is large or growing should be evaluated by biopsy using the techniques described later.When the diagnosis of sarcoma is established, surgery remains the mainstay of therapy. ++ Medical comorbidities such as severe cardiopulmonary compromise may preclude safe surgery. ++ The patient may be placed supine, prone, or in lateral position depending on the location of the lesion.If a soft tissue flap reconstruction is planned, communication with the plastic surgery team is essential when positioning the patient. ++ Patients are quickly advanced to a regular diet.Activity restrictions vary and depend on the location of surgery and type of plastic surgical reconstruction, if any. ++ Common complications include surgical site infection, hematoma, seroma, and wound breakdown (especially in previously irradiated tissue).Sarcomas may lie in proximity to major neurovascular structures that may be inadvertently damaged or taken purposefully en bloc with the specimen.Other systemic complications of major surgery (pneumonia, venous thromboembolism, and cardiovascular events) can also occur. GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Sign In Username or Email Please enter User Name Password Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth Your institution has exceeded the maximum number of simultaneous users Please wait and refresh your browser or contact your library or your account administrator. GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Subscription Options Pay Per View Timed Access to all of AccessAnesthesiology 24 Hour $34.95 (USD) Buy Now 48 Hour $54.95 (USD) Buy Now Best Value AccessAnesthesiology Full Site: One-Year Individual Subscription $995 USD Buy Now View All Subscription Options