Table 2.

Histological radicality of surgery in relation to preoperative chemotherapy course^a. P value ^b = .00002.

Type of histological radicality of surgical specimen:	Preoperative chemotherapy not given	Preoperative chemotherapy given	∑
Intralesional or marginal resection	5	4	9
Wide resection	19	30	49
Amputation	43	11	54
∑	67	45	112

^aFive patients did not receive surgical treatment, but were by own wish treated by either chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy alone/combined or refused any treatment.

^b χ ²-test.