Research Article
How Can a Multidisciplinary Approach Improve Prognosis of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas of Extremities?
Table 1
Description of the population.
| | Characteristics | Total | Group 1 | Group 2 | value | | N = 116 | N = 75 | N = 41 |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 71 (61.2%) | 46 (39.6%) | 25 (21.5%) | | | Female | 45 (38.8) | 30 (25.8%) | 15 (13.1%) | 0.499 | | Age at first diagnosis | | | | | | Mean (min-max) | 53.56 (18–115) | 54.81 (18–115) | 51.29 (19–85) | | | <20 | 6 (5.2%) | 4 (3.4%) | 2 (1.7%) | | | 21–40 | 31 (26.7%) | 18 (15.5%) | 13 (11.2%) | | | 41–60 | 41 (35.5%) | 28 (24.1%) | 13 (11.2%) | | | 61–80 | 30 (25.9%) | 20 (17.2%) | 10 (8.6%) | | | >80 | 8 (6.9%) | 5 (4.3%) | 3 (2.8%) | 0.924 | | Size of the tumor (cm) | | | | | | Average | 12.28 | 12.3 | 11 | | | Median | 10 | 10 | 9.5 | 0.292 | | Site of the tumor | | | | | | Lower limb | 91 (78.4%) | 59 (50.8%) | 32 (27.6%) | | | Upper limb | 25 (21.6%) | 17 (14.6%) | 8 (7%) | 0.483 | | Depth | | | | | | Deep seated | 111 (95.7%) | 73 (62.9%) | 38 (32.7%) | | | Superficial | 5 (4.3%) | 2 (1.7%) | 3 (2.7%) | 0.236 | | Histological subtype (most frequent) | | | | | | Liposarcoma | 35 (30.1%) | 26 (22.4%) | 9 (7.7%) | | | Leiomyosarcoma | 11 (9.5%) | 8 (6.9%) | 3 (2.7%) | | | Ewing sarcoma | 10 (8.6%) | 7 (6%) | 3 (2.7%) | | | Synovial sarcoma | 17 (14.6%) | 11 (9.5%) | 6 (5.2%) | | | UPS | 9 (7.7%) | 6 (5.2%) | 3 (2.7%) | 0.238 | | Grade (FNCLCC) | | | | | | 1 | 15 (12.9%) | 8 (6.9%) | 7 (6%) | | | 2 | 67 (57.7%) | 46 (39.6%) | 21 (18%) | | | 3 | 34 (29.4%) | 22 (19%) | 12 (10.5%) | 0.525 | | Fluorescence in situ hybridization | | | | | | Realized | 56 (48%) | 42 (36.2%) | 14 (12.1%) | | | Not realized | 60 (52%) | 37 (29.3%) | 26 (22.4%) | 0.030 |
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