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Surgery
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 of Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma / Treatment Options for Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma
If the primary tumor is under control, resection of metastatic lung tumors may be associated with long-term disease-free survival in patients with optimal underlying disease biology, such as a limited number of metastases and slow tumor growth.[30-32] It is not clear whether favorable outcomes are attributable to the efficacy of surgery or to patient selection bias.[30-32]
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