Value of PET scan in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma treated with preoperative radiotherapy

Abstract

Purpose: Preoperative radiotherapy provides advantages in the management of retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS). We describe our experience treating a cohort who underwent pre- and post-radiotherapy functional imaging with FDG-PET scan. Methods and materials: Consecutive patients presenting between January 1999 and December 2009 with a diagnosis of either primary or recurrent RPS were identified from the hospital patient record database using ICD codes, and cross-referenced with the completed radiotherapy course database. Those patients suitable for preoperative radiotherapy and surgery who underwent both pre- and post-radiotherapy FDG-PET were included. Exclusions included presence of metastatic ..