Table 3.
Changes in key-indicators according to primary location
| Indicator | 2005 | 2008-2009 | p univariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n. | % | n. | % | ||
| Soft tissue and bone sarcoma | |||||
| Cases | 42 | - | 43 | - | |
| Accurate primary tumour imaging | 35 | 83.3 | 41 | 95.4 | 0.089 |
| Chest CT scan | 30 | 71.4 | 33 | 76.7 | 0.576 |
| Biopsy | 21 | 50.0 | 16 | 60.5 | 0.332 |
| Expert inter-disciplinary committee discussion | 21 | 50.0 | 32 | 74.4 | 0.020 |
| Discussion within the 90 days following the diagnosis (1) | 16 | 76.2 | 32 | 100.0 | 0.007 |
| Discussion before first treatment (2) | 5 | 23.8 | 14 | 46.7 | 0.097 |
| First surgery by expert team (3) | 16 | 42.1 | 22 | 62.9 | 0.076 |
| R0 Resection (3) | 22 | 57.9 | 32 | 91.4 | 0.002 |
| Viscera sarcoma | |||||
| Cases | 21 | - | 43 | - | |
| Accurate primary tumour imaging | 17 | 81.0 | 34 | 79.1 | 1.000 |
| Chest CT scan | 12 | 57.1 | 28 | 65.1 | 0.536 |
| Biopsy | 15 | 71.4 | 24 | 55.8 | 0.229 |
| Expert inter-disciplinary committee discussion | 2 | 9.5 | 7 | 16.3 | 0.706 |
| Discussion within the 90 days following the diagnosis (1) | 2 | 100 | 6 | 85.7 | 1.000 |
| Discussion before first treatment (2) | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 1.000 |
| First surgery by expert team (3) | 9 | 52.9 | 10 | 32.3 | 0.161 |
| R0 Resection (3) | 15 | 88.2 | 25 | 80.7 | 0.694 |
(1) – Among cases discussed in multidisciplinary meeting.
(2) – Among cases discussed in multidisciplinary meeting and treated.
(3) – Among operated patients.