HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES FROM ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
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Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Quality of Life After Multimodality Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: An Analysis of the Prospective Observational Cohort Study of Esophageal-Gastric Cancer Patients (POCOP)
Jezerskyte, E., van Berge Henegouwen, M.I., van Laarhoven, H.W.M. et al.
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10144-5
Jezerskyte, E., van Berge Henegouwen, M.I., van Laarhoven, H.W.M. et al. Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Quality of Life After Multimodality Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: An Analysis of the Prospective Observational Cohort Study of Esophageal-Gastric Cancer Patients (POCOP). Ann Surg Oncol 28, 7259–7276 (2021).
Synopsis: Esophageal and gastro-esophageal junction cancer patients often have a reduced health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) following surgery. In general, postoperative complications were not associated with short- and long-term HR-QoL in patients following an esophagectomy.
Soft Tissue Sarcoma of Lower Extremity: Functional Outcome and Quality of Life
Kask, G., Repo, J.P., Tukiainen, E.J. et al.
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-09774-6
Citation: Kask, G., Repo, J.P., Tukiainen, E.J. et al. Soft Tissue Sarcoma of Lower Extremity: Functional Outcome and Quality of Life. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 6892–6905 (2021).
Synopsis: Although tumor and treatment-related factors had an impact, the patient-related factors as age and BMI were the most consistent and significant determinants of both functional outcome and quality of life in postoperative lower extremity soft tissue sarcoma patients.
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