TY - JOUR
AU1 - Saeed, Hina
AU2 - Johnstone, Candice
AU3 - King, David
AU4 - Charlson, John
AU5 - Hackbarth, Donald
AU6 - Neilson, John
AU7 - Bedi, Manpreet
AB - J Radiat Oncol (2016) 5:389–394 DOI 10.1007/s13566-016-0277-0 ORIGINAL RESEARCH The impact of 3D conformal radiotherapy versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy on post-operative wound complications in soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity and chest-wall 1 1 2 3 Hina Saeed & Candice Johnstone & David M. King & John Charlson & 2 2 1 Donald A. Hackbarth & John C. Neilson & Manpreet Bedi Received: 26 August 2016 /Accepted: 16 September 2016 /Published online: 17 October 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 Abstract WC (p = 0.01). On MVA, both upper extremity STS Background Pre-operative radiotherapy (RT) followed by (p = 0.0005, OR 0.14) and IMRT (p = 0.02, OR 0.40) predict- limb-sparing resection is commonly used to treat soft tissue ed for a decreased propensity for post-operative WC. sarcomas (STS) of the extremity and chest-wall; however, this Conclusions IMRT was associated with a significantly de- is associated with an increased risk of post-operative wound creased risk of post-operative WCs compared to patients complications (WCs) compared to adjuvant RT. The use of who received 3D CRT for their STS. Further studies and a intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in STS has been larger sample size are needed to corroborate these findings. investigated; however, the impact 
TI - The impact of 3D conformal radiotherapy versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy on post-operative wound complications in soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity and chest-wall
JF - Journal of Radiation Oncology
DO - 10.1007/s13566-016-0277-0
DA - 2016-10-17
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/the-impact-of-3d-conformal-radiotherapy-versus-intensity-modulated-FcXzHYI3fL
SP - 389
EP - 394
VL - 5
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -