Joana Bartolo

aDepartment of Surgery, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK bDepartment of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Italy cVeneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy dGeneral and Oncological Surgery Unit, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli, Italy eInstituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisboa, Portugal fDepartment of Plastic Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy gDepartment of Plastic and...

Background: Inguinal lymph node radical dissection is part of the staging and treatment of melanoma and other skin cancers. Nowadays, the surgical management of regional metastatic nodal disease is sometimes complemented by systemic adjuvant therapy and radiotherapy. The classic open approach is associated with high rates of wound dehiscence and infection, that can lead to delay of other adjuvant treatments.

Background: Sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of tumors that should be treated in a reference center. Our objective was to characterize the management and long term results of the treatment of sarcomas in our center and identify risk factors for recurrence and mortality in this cohort