Table 3.

Characteristics versus surgical management for local recurrence

Characteristic	Amputation	Limb salvage	P value
Number of patients	6	19	Reference
Age (years)*	42 (15–72)	53 (15–80)	0.338
Tumor size (cm)*	10.4	3.2	0.007
Tumor depth at local recurrence
Superficial	0	7	0.080
Deep	6	12	0.080
Radiation at primary tumor	6	12	0.080
Tumor location
Proximal	3	8	0.703
Distal	3	9	0.703
Trunk	0	2	0.703
Tumor location
Upper limb	2	9	0.546
Lower limb	4	10	0.546

* Values are expressed as means or means, with ranges in parentheses.