Table 1.
Tumour and patient characteristics
| Characteristics | 2005 | 2008-2009 | p univariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n. | (%) | n. | (%) | |||
| Cases | 63 | - | 86 | - | ||
| Gender | Men | 21 | 33.3 | 30 | 34.9 | 0.844 |
| Women | 42 | 66.7 | 56 | 65.1 | ||
| Age at diagnosis | <60 years | 34 | 54.0 | 46 | 53.5 | 0.954 |
| ≥60 years | 29 | 46.0 | 40 | 46.5 | ||
| Prior cancer | Yes | 16 | 25.4 | 17 | 19.8 | 0.414 |
| No | 47 | 74.6 | 69 | 80.23 | ||
| Primary location | Soft tissue | 34 | 54.0 | 37 | 43.0 | 0.145 |
| Bone | 8 | 12.7 | 6 | 7.0 | ||
| Gynaecological viscera | 10 | 15.9 | 15 | 17.4 | ||
| Other viscera | 11 | 17.4 | 28 | 32.6 | ||
| Histological subtypes | Dermatofibrosarcoma | 4 | 6.3 | 5 | 5.8 | 0.412 |
| Kaposi sarcoma | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| Leiomyosarcoma | 8 | 12.7 | 9 | 10.5 | ||
| Liposarcoma | 12 | 19.0 | 9 | 10.5 | ||
| Synovial sarcoma | 1 | 1.6 | 8 | 9.3 | ||
| Other soft tissue sarcomas | 27 | 42.9 | 39 | 45.3 | ||
| Ewing sarcoma | 2 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| Chondrosarcoma | 4 | 6.3 | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| Osteosarcoma | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| Other osseous sarcomas | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| Gastro-intestinal stromal Tumour | 3 | 4.8 | 5 | 5.8 | ||
| Histological grade | Low grade | 15 | 23.8 | 27 | 31.4 | 0.386 |
| Intermediate | 12 | 19.0 | 8 | 9.3 | ||
| High | 22 | 34.9 | 26 | 30.2 | ||
| Not applicable | 4 | 6.4 | 8 | 9.3 | ||
| Unknown | 10 | 15.9 | 17 | 19.8 | ||
| Location | Superficial | 18 | 28.6 | 19 | 22.1 | 0.553 |
| Deep | 45 | 71.4 | 66 | 76.7 | ||
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| Size | <5 cm | 19 | 30.2 | 16 | 18.6 | 0.243 |
| > = 5 cm | 30 | 47.6 | 50 | 58.1 | ||
| Unknown | 14 | 22.2 | 20 | 23.3 | ||
| Lymph node involvement | Yes | 6 | 9.5 | 6 | 7.0 | 0.752 |
| No | 53 | 84.1 | 72 | 83.7 | ||
| Unknown | 4 | 6.4 | 8 | 9.3 | ||
| Metastasis at diagnosis | Yes | 17 | 27.0 | 16 | 18.6 | 0.383 |
| No | 41 | 65.1 | 65 | 75.6 | ||
| Unknown | 5 | 7.9 | 5 | 5.8 | ||