Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with recurrent disease
| Sarcoma type | Margin (mm) | Radiation therapy | Outside biopsy? | Time to recurrence (months) | Grade | AJCC stage | Metastatic disease? | Disease status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epithelioid | 1–5 | Preoperative | Yes | 25 | 3 | III | Yes | DOD |
| Fibrosarcoma | < 1 | Preoperative + postoperative | No | 42 | 1 | IIA | No | NED |
| Myxofibrosarcoma | < 1 | Preoperative | No | 20 | 3 | III | Yes | DOD |
| Myxofibrosarcoma | > 5 | Preoperative | No | 17 | 3 | IIB | No | NED |
AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer; DOD = died of disease; NED = no evidence of disease.