The effect of radiotherapy on fat content and fatty acids in myxoid liposarcomas quantified by MRI

Myxoid liposarcomas are highly radiosensitive. Consequently radiotherapy is often used pre-operatively to reduce tumor volume and lessen the post-operative deficit. In soft-tissue sarcomas therapy response is mainly evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the fundamental criterion for a positive response is decreased tumor size. In myxoid liposarcomas an increased fat content is also known to occur as a response to radiotherapy.
Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research