chapter 1 Historical perspectives and evolution of treatment -- Historical perspectives -- chapter 2 Incidence, etiology -- Incidence, prevalence by site and type -- chapter Molecular and gene biology -- Cytogenetics -- chapter 3 Pathologic classification / chapter Vascular tumors -- chapter 4 Clinical features, diagnosis and extent of disease evaluation -- chapter 5 Staging -- chapter Staging of non-extremity References lesions: retroperitoneal and visceral sarcomas -- chapter 6 Prognostic factors -- chapter Retroperitoneal and -- chapter 7 Clinical and pathologic correlates -- The desmoid tumor Diagnosis -- chapter Treatment -- chapter Results -- chapter Leiomyosarcoma Diagnosis -- chapter Prognostic factors for Fibrosarcoma outcome Diagnosis -- chapter Results -- chapter Adjuvant treatment -- chapter Diagnosis Treatment -- chapter Epithelioid sarcoma -- chapter Prognostic factors for -- chapter Adjuvant treatment -- chapter Treatment -- chapter Overall prognostic factors -- chapter 8 Principles of management -- Management of extremity and superficial trunk soft tissue sarcoma -- chapter Post-treatment follow-up -- chapter 9 Adjuvant management -- Radiation therapy / chapter Preoperative radiation -- chapter Chemotherapy -- chapter 10 Special sites -- Head and Neck -- chapter Primary sarcomas of the -- chapter References -- Inferior vena cava -- chapter 11 Special techniques -- Head and neck Posterior neck resection -- chapter Upper extremity Upper arm Axilla -- chapter Lateral leg/knee -- chapter Hindquarter amputation -- Technique -- chapter Anterior flap -- chapter 12 Treatment of recurrence -- Extremity soft tissue sarcoma -- chapter Local recurrence Pulmonary-only lesions differences between extremity and -- chapter Adjuvant therapy -- chapter Brain metastasis References -- chapter 13 Future directions -- Isolated lung perfusion.