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Differentiated Liposarcoma: What treatments have you had?
Sarcoma | Last Active: Feb 3 5:05pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
My mother has been suffering from dedifferentiated liposarcoma (retroperitoneal mass) and she was operated in 2023 and the tumour was removed with negative margin and again in 2026 reccurance of the tumour happened and some doctors saying that first they will give chemotherapy to reduce the size the tumour and then they will operate. But some doctors saying that they will operate without giving chemotherapy but they have to remove some parts of the colon and pancreas because tumour is attached with that. So I am confused what to do. Please help if any one have idea about that.
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I had sarcoma, and my treatment path was both chemo and radiation before surgery. For what it is worth.
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@reyaz1997
Hello.....many surgeons want to reduce the size of the target tumor to make the surgery more manageable, and possibly a better outcome. The tradeoff being the extra burden of side effects of the chemo before surgery. You should have a clear understanding of those side effects, as well as what the surgeons expect from the chemo and how certain they are of "success" with all that. Also important is your Mom's age, relative health and stamina, and her willingness to tolerate chemo, before a major surgery. For the "surgery alone" option, given it may be a larger area to remove without chemo, the impact on the organs affected and the affect on your Mom's quality of life should be weighed. Also, what are the potential complications of surgery alone? Each choice has it's own significant impacts on your Mom, so hopefully each Dr should be able to give you more information regarding those impacts before your Mom decides on the course to take. Best wishes for a successful outcome!!