| 1.) |
What additional history should be obtained from this patient? |
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| 2.) |
Are there any known risk factors for retroperitoneal sarcoma? |
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| 3.) |
What is the differential diagnosis in this patient? |
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| 4.) |
What are the steps to be followed in diagnosis? |
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| 5.) |
What is the most common cell type in retroperitoneal sarcomas? |
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| 6.) |
How would you evaluate the patient for metastatic disease? |
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| 7.) |
What factors affect the clinical behavior of the tumor? |
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| 8.) |
What is the main goal of therapy? |
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| 9.) |
How often is this goal achieved? What are surgical alternatives? |
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| 10.) |
Is any adjuvant therapy indicated? |
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