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. 2010 Mar 2;102(6):1032–1036. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605557

Table 1. Characteristics of patients with extra-abdominal fibromatosis by β-catenin genotype.

CTNNB1 Total WT Mutated 41A 45F 45P del
characteristics   n n n n n n
N 101 13 88 40 37 9 2
               
Age              
 Median, years 37 39.5 37.5 36.7 37 45.5 43
 Range 0.1–77 0.5–66 0.1–77 10–73 0.1–77 14–65 19–68
               
Sex              
 Male 36 4 32 14 15 3
 Female 65 9 56 26 22 6 2
               
Presentation              
 Primary 57 12 45 16 20 8 1
 Relapse 40 1 39 22 15 1 1
 NA 4 4 2 2
               
Tumour site              
 Head/Neck 8 1 7 2 5
 Trunk 54 5 49 20 19 8 2
 Limb 37 7 30 17 12 1
 NA 2 2 1 1
               
Tumour size, mm
 Median, mm 80 40 80 80 85 75 40
 Range 10–300 15–120 10–300 21–300 25–200 25–190 10–70
               
Therapy              
 Surgery 101 13 88 40 37 9 2
 Radiation therapy 18 1 17 7 8 1 1
 Medical therapy 8 1 7 3 4
               
Surgical margin
 RO 42 9 33 14 13 5 1
 R1 33 3 30 15 12 3
 R2 8 8 1 5 1 1
 NA 18 1 17 10 7
               
Outcome              
 Relapse 51 1 50 22 23 4 1

Patient clinical data and β-catenin genotype tumour data from the series of extra-abdominal fibromatosis tumours. WT, wild β-catenin gene (exon 3) del, deletion in exon 3; 41A, 45F, 45P, mutated residues; n, number of patients; NA, not available; mm, millimiter; R0, R1, and R2, quality of surgical margins according to the UICC-R classification system.