Table 2.
Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with therapy-naïve undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) of soft tissue (n=57).
| Patient characteristics (n=57) | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Mean age (range) | 67 (40–88) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 25 (43.9) |
| Female | 32 (56.1) |
| Localization | |
| Lower extremity | 30 (52.6) |
| Upper extremity | 9 (15.8) |
| Hip / Pelvis | 8 (14.0) |
| Trunk | 7 (12.3) |
| Head and neck region | 2 (3.5) |
| Not available | 1 (1.8) |
| Grading (WHO) | |
| G2 | 14 (24.6) |
| G3 | 43 (75.4) |
| Grading (FNCLCC) | |
| 4 | 3 (5.3) |
| 5 | 11 (19.3) |
| 6 | 20 (35.1) |
| 7 | 18 (31.1) |
| 8 | 5 (8.8) |
| Resection margins | |
| R0 | 32 (56.1) |
| R1 | 15 (26.3) |
| R2 | 6 (10.5) |
| RX | 2 (3.5) |
| Not available | 2 (3.5) |
| TNM stage | |
| pT1a | 5 (8.8) |
| pT1b | 11 (19.3) |
| pT2a | 2 (3.5) |
| pT2b | 37 (64.9) |
| Not available | 2 (3.5) |
| UICC stage | |
| IIA / IIB | 23 (40.4) |
| III | 28 (49.1) |
| IV | 4 (7.0) |
| Not available | 2 (3.5) |