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- Patients with malignant bone and soft tissue sarcomas have to be followed on a regular basis.
- • Routine physical examinations look for any mass or recurrence of pain.
- • X-rays and, in some cases, CT scans look for evidence of local tumor recurrence.
- • Routine chest x-rays are done every two to three months for the first two years. Early detection of lung
- metastases is important because, occasionally, surgical removal of the metastases can be curative.