Journal of Oncology
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 824036, 11 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/824036
Research Article

Radiation Therapy in Addition to Gross Total Resection of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Results in Prolonged Survival: Results from a Single Institutional Study

Timothy M. Zagar,1 Robert R. Shenk,2 Julian A. Kim,2 Deb Harpp,1 Charles A. Kunos,1 Fadi W. Abdul-Karim,3 William C. Chen,1 Yuji Seo,1 and Timothy J. Kinsella1,4

1Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Medical Center, University Hospitals, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
2Department of Surgery, Case Medical Center, University Hospitals, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
3Department of Pathology, Case Medical Center, University Hospitals, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
4Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Biomedical Research Building, Room 326, 2109 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

Received 9 July 2008; Accepted 18 November 2008

Academic Editor: Ralph R. Weichselbaum

Copyright © 2008 Timothy M. Zagar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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