Enhancing local recurrence detection in patients with high-grade soft tissue sarcoma: value of short-term Ultrasonography added to post-operative MRI surveillance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data exist on the optimal postoperative surveillance protocol for high-grade soft tissue sarcoma, particularly regarding the optimal imaging modality and imaging interval for detecting local recurrence. This study aimed to assess the benefit of short-term postoperative ultrasonography (USG) for detecting local recurrence in patients with high-grade soft tissue sarcoma.

Methods

Patients with newly diagnosed high-grade soft tissue sarcoma who underwent surgical resection between January 2010 and June 2020 were included. Short-term USG was added to the follow-up protocol as a surveillance tool alongside routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The primary outcome was the additional detection rate of short-term USG compared with routine MRI surveillance for e

SUBMITTER: Park HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797984 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature