HOW TO IMPROVE SARCOMA MANAGEMENT
1. Management in reference centers for sarcomas or within reference networks sharing multidisciplinary expertise and treating a high number of patients annually.
2. Early referral of a suspected sarcoma patients to reference centers before biopsy performance.
3. Signs to suspect sarcoma:
Soft-tissue sarcoma:
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- Unexplained deep mass of soft tissues
- Superficial lesion of soft tissues having a diameter of >5 cm
- Progressive growth
Bone sarcoma:
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- Bone mass
- Painful
- Functional impairment