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Trunk and head/neck tumors
Source: Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: February 21, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment Option Overview for Soft Tissue Sarcoma / Surgery
Local control of high-grade soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and the head and neck can be achieved with surgery in combination with radiation therapy.[12] Surgery without PORT may be possible in selected patients. A case series was reported from a specialized sarcoma treatment referral center, in which 74 selected patients with primary extremity and trunk tumors 5 cm or smaller were found to have no histological involvement of the surgical margins.[3] These patients were observed without radiation therapy, and the estimated local recurrence rate after 10 years was 11%.[3][Level of evidence C3]
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