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. 2017 Oct 11;9(10):e1764. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1764

Table 1. Characteristics of patients.

The characteristics of the patients, diseases, and treatments from both study cohorts are presented. Statistical analyses were done to describe the differences between the two cohorts.

  Cohort treated from 2004-2012 with toxicity data Cohort treated from  1998-2004 “Long-Term Cohort” p-value
Gender (F:M) 10:15 12:11 0.44†
Age at diagnosis Median: 56 (38-80) 59 (43-82) 0.61*
RT dose Median: 50.4 (41.4-50.4) 45.0 (45.0-50) 0.0044*
RT technique IMRT 21 3D-CRT (3 brachy boost), 2 IMRT  
Tumor size (cm) Median: 13.4 (5.7-28.0) 18 (5.0-41.0) 0.13*
Histology 17 liposarcoma (9 high grade) 18 liposarcoma (7 high grade) 0.67†
Tumor grade 15 High: 10 Low 10 High: 13 Low 0.11†
Primary vs. Recurrent 25 Primary 19 Primary 4 Recurrent  
Number of organs resected Median: 4.5 (1-8) Median: 4 (0-7) 0.24*
Median follow-up 36 months 120 months