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• The findings suggest that the optimal sequencing of RT is not one-size-fits-all — it depends on whether the patient presents with intact gross tumor or after excision elsewhere, a distinction that matters when triaging referred sarcoma patients. • For patients presenting with gross disease, preoperative RT to a lower dose (50 Gy) achieved better local control than postoperative RT in this series, supporting a rationale for treating before resection when tumor is still present. • For patients referred after excision elsewhere, this study suggests that re-excision plus postoperative RT to a higher dose (64 Gy) outperformed RT alone at the lower preoperative-equivalent dose — a practical consideration when deciding whether to re-resect a previously excised sarcoma before starting radiation.
No article notes available at this time.
• The findings suggest that the optimal sequencing of RT is not one-size-fits-all — it depends on whether the patient presents with intact gross tumor or after excision elsewhere, a distinction that matters when triaging referred sarcoma patients. • For patients presenting with gross disease, preoperative RT to a lower dose (50 Gy) achieved better local control than postoperative RT in this series, supporting a rationale for treating before resection when tumor is still present. • For patients referred after excision elsewhere, this study suggests that re-excision plus postoperative RT to a higher dose (64 Gy) outperformed RT alone at the lower preoperative-equivalent dose — a practical consideration when deciding whether to re-resect a previously excised sarcoma before starting radiation.