Additional treatments, including , also called "radiotherapy" and , may be administered before surgery called "" chemotherapy or radiotherapy or after surgery called "" chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
If external beam radiation was used before, brachytherapy may still be an option.
The use of neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy significantly improves the prognosis for many sarcoma patients.
The surface of the tumor may develop open ulcers that can become infected.
The general sequence would be scans, followed by surgery, then an evaluation as to whether chemotherapy and or radiation therapy should be given.
Sarcomas in bone osteosarcomas may present with bone pain or swelling over or near bones.