Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study population
| Characteristic | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Overall | 53 (100) |
| Age (years); mean [SD] | 53 (range, 16–82) [16.5] |
| Gender | |
| Male | 30 (57) |
| Female | 23 (43) |
| Time from surgery (months); mean [SD] | 56 (range, 6–288) [55.5] |
| Tumor location | |
| Soft tissue | 37 (70) |
| Shoulder | 15 |
| Upper arm | 8 |
| Forearm | 9 |
| Hand | 5 |
| Bone | 16 (30) |
| Scapula | 4 |
| Humerus | 7 |
| Radius | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Histologic diagnosis | |
| Soft tissue | |
| Myxoid liposarcoma | 10 |
| Well-differentiated liposarcoma | 6 |
| Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 4 |
| Synovial sarcoma | 4 |
| Epithelioid sarcoma | 3 |
| Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans | 3 |
| Other | 7 |
| Bone | |
| Osteosarcoma | 6 |
| Chondrosarcoma | 5 |
| Giant cell tumor of bone | 4 |
| Undifferentiated high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma of bone | 1 |
| Type of surgery | |
| Amputation | 6 (11) |
| Resection only | 16 (30) |
| Resection + reconstruction without prosthesis | 24 (45) |
| Resection + reconstruction with prosthesis | 4 (8) |
| Curettage | 3 (6) |