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. 2023 Sep 12;23(1):275.
doi: 10.1186/s12893-023-02178-1.

Aggressive surgical approach with vascular resection and reconstruction for retroperitoneal sarcomas: a systematic review

Hankui Hu  1 , Qiang Guo  2 , Jichun Zhao  1 , Bin Huang  1 , Xiaojiong Du  1
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Aggressive surgical approach with vascular resection and reconstruction for retroperitoneal sarcomas: a systematic review

Hankui Hu et al. BMC Surg. .

Abstract

Background and aim: Surgery is the mainstay of treatment and completeness of surgical resection is critical to achieve local control for retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS). En-bloc resection of adjacent organs, including major abdominal vessels, is often required to achieve negative margins. The aim of this review was to summarise the available evidence to assess the relative benefits and disadvantages of an aggressive surgical approach with vascular resection in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS).

Methods: We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE for relevant studies published from inception up to August 1, 2022. We performed a systematic review of the available studies to assess the safety and long-term survival results of vascular resection for RPS.

Results: We identified a total of 23 studies for our review. Overall postoperative in-hospital or 30-day mortality rate of patients with primary iliocaval leiomyosarcoma was 3% (11/359), and the major complication rate was 13%. The recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates after the follow-up period varied between 15% and 52%, and the 5-year overall survival (OS) rates ranged from 25 to 78%. Overall postoperative in-hospital or 30-day mortality rate of patients with RPSs receiving vascular resection was 3%, and the major complication rate was 27%. The RFS rates after the follow-up period were 18-86%, and the 5-year OS rates varied between 50% and 73%. There were no significant differences in the rates of RFS (HR: 0.97; 95% CI: 0.74-1.19; p = 0.945) and OS (HR: 1.01; 95% CI: 0.66-1.36; p = 0.774) between the extended resection group and tumour resection alone group.

Conclusions: With adequate preparation and proper management, for patients with RPSs involving major vessels, aggressive surgical approach with vascular resection can achieve R0/R1 resection and improve survival.

Keywords: Overall survival; Retroperitoneal sarcoma; Surgery; Systematic review; Vascular resection.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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PRISMA Flow diagram
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Pooled disease-free survival of vascular resection versus tumour resection alone
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Pooled over-all survival of vascular resection versus tumour resection alone
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