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Review
. 2016 Jul-Sep;5(3):138-45.
doi: 10.4103/2278-330X.187587.

Indian data on bone and soft tissue sarcomas: A summary of published study results

Anant Ramaswamy  1 , Bharat Rekhi  2 , Sameer Bakhshi  3 , Sachin Hingmire  4 , Manish Agarwal  5
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Indian data on bone and soft tissue sarcomas: A summary of published study results

Anant Ramaswamy et al. South Asian J Cancer. 2016 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Bone sarcomas are rare tumors, approximating 0.2% of all cancers, with osteosarcoma (OGS), chondrosarcoma, and Ewing sarcoma being the most common cancers in this subset. The formation of disease management groups/clinics focused on sarcomas has resulted in better understanding and management of these uncommon tumors. Multiple large-scale retrospective data from Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences have reported outcomes comparable to Western data in the field of OGS and Ewing sarcoma, with interesting prognostic factors identified for further evaluation. Soft tissue sarcomas are a rare heterogeneous group of tumors, more than 50 different tumor entities. The common subtypes identified in India include Ewing sarcoma and synovial sarcoma. Valuable work regarding brachytherapy has been done by radiation oncologists from the TMH, especially in pediatric patients.

Keywords: Bone sarcomas; Indian data; soft tissue sarcomas.

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