Optimal surgical treatment and urological outcomes in boys with pelvic and urogenital rhabdomyosarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas

Background Soft tissue sarcomas(STS) of pelvic origin in boys often involve the urogenital organs. The optimal extensiveness of radical surgeryhas long been an issue of discussion, since exenterative surgeries result in severe urogenital adverse effects. We conducted a retrospective review of patients with pelvic STS treated in two regional center hospitals and assessed the radicality of surgery and the functional outcome of the bladder.