Homogenous Good Outcome in a Heterogeneous Group of Tumors: An Institutional Series of Outcomes of Superficial Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Joint Authors
Francescutti, Valerie
Sanghera, Sartaj S.
Cheney, Richard T.
Miller, Austin
Salerno, Kilian
Burke, Rachel
Kane, J. M.
Skitzki, Joseph J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Superficial soft tissue sarcomas (S-STS) are generally amenable to wide excision.
We hypothesized that local recurrence (LR) should be low, even without radiation therapy (RT), and sought to examine the contribution of depth to LR and OS.
Methods.
Patients with S-STS were retrospectively reviewed.
Demographics, tumor features, treatment received, and outcomes were analyzed.
Results.
103 patients were identified.
Median age was 55 years; 53% of patients were female.
Tumor site was 39% in trunk, 38% in the lower extremity, 14% in the upper extremity, and 9% in other locations.
The most common histology was 36% leiomyosarcoma.
Median tumor size was 2.8 cm (range 0.2–14 cm).
Sixty-six percent of tumors were of intermediate/high grade.
RT was administered preoperatively in 6% of patients and postoperatively in 15% of patients.
An R0 resection was accomplished in 92%.
At a median follow-up of 34.2 months (range 2.3–176), 9 patients had a LR (8.7%).
Tumor size and grade were not associated with LR.
OS was not associated with any tumor or patient variables on univariate analysis.
Conclusions.
LR was low for S-STS, even with large or high grade tumors and selective use of RT.
Surgical resection alone may be adequate therapy for most patients.
Superficial location seems to supersede other factors imparting a good prognosis for this group of tumors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Francescutti, Valerie& Sanghera, Sartaj S.& Cheney, Richard T.& Miller, Austin& Salerno, Kilian& Burke, Rachel…[et al.]. 2015. Homogenous Good Outcome in a Heterogeneous Group of Tumors: An Institutional Series of Outcomes of Superficial Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Complexity،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076068
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Francescutti, Valerie…[et al.]. Homogenous Good Outcome in a Heterogeneous Group of Tumors: An Institutional Series of Outcomes of Superficial Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Complexity No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Francescutti, Valerie& Sanghera, Sartaj S.& Cheney, Richard T.& Miller, Austin& Salerno, Kilian& Burke, Rachel…[et al.]. Homogenous Good Outcome in a Heterogeneous Group of Tumors: An Institutional Series of Outcomes of Superficial Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Complexity. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076068
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1076068