Soft tissue sarcomas are relatively rare tumors accounting for 1% of all tumors. Even with the extensive resection including amputations, prognosis is grave and there are many difficulties in their management. Recently, the limb-salvage technique combined with pre-and post-operative chemotherapy & radiation therapy are of interest concern. Among the 40 cases of soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity, we analysed the 19 cases which have been followed up for longer than 1 1/2 years from March, 1977 to August, 1988. The results were as follows 1. There were 21 males and 19 females. The peak age was fourth and fifth decades. 2. The most frequently involved sites were shoulder in the upper extremity and thigh in the lower extremity. 3. The most common pathologic findings were rhabdomyosarcoma (pleomorphic type) and fibrosarcoma. 4. There were 4 cases of stage I B, 4 cases of stage II B and 7 cases of stage III. 5. The five-year survival rate for patients with surgery only was 16.7% (1/6), and that for patients with multimodality therapy was 37.5% (3/8). The overall five-year survival rate was 28.6% (4/14).