Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of soft-tissue sarcoma cases from 2003 to 2012 in all 16 German states.
| Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| All cases including death certificate-only cases (n, %) | 36,265 (100) |
| Type of diagnosis confirmationa (n, %) | |
| Histology of primary tumor | 31,037 (86) |
| Death certificate only | 2,462 (7) |
| Others (including autopsy, clinical diagnostics, clinically without specified diagnostic, cytology, histology of metastasis, and specific tumor markers) | 1,040 (3) |
| Missing | 1,726 (5) |
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| Results below this row exclude death certificate-only cases | |
| Cases excluding death certificate-only cases (study population) (n, %) | 33,803 (100) |
| Sex (n, %) | |
| Female | 16,924 (50) |
| Male | 16,879 (50) |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 62.7 (16.4) |
| Median | 65 |
| IQR (Q1, Q3) | 51, 75 |
| Distribution (n, %) | |
| 18–44 | 5,141 (15) |
| 45–54 | 5,028 (15) |
| 55–64 | 6,008 (18) |
| 65–74 | 8,770 (26) |
| 75+ | 8,856 (26) |
| Year of initial diagnosis (n, %) | |
| 2003–2005 | 7,775 (23) |
| 2006–2008 | 10,301 (30) |
| 2009–2011 | 11,924 (35) |
| 2012 | 3,803 (11) |
| Histologic category (n, %) | |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 6,501 (19) |
| Liposarcoma | 5,242 (16) |
| Sarcoma, NOS | 4,720 (14) |
| Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors | 4,072 (12) |
| Fibrohistiocytic tumors | 3,263 (10) |
| Tumors of uncertain differentiation | 3,108 (9) |
| Angiosarcoma | 2,176 (6) |
| Undifferentiated/unclassified sarcomas | 2,018 (6) |
| Nerve sheath tumors | 1,202 (4) |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 782 (2) |
| Malignant neoplasm arising in soft tissues, NOS | 508 (2) |
| Pericytic tumors | 211 (1) |
| Anatomic location of primary tumor (n, %) | |
| Lower extremity | 6,687 (20) |
| Trunk | 4,933 (15) |
| Head or neck | 3,934 (12) |
| Miscellaneous | 3,653 (11) |
| Upper extremity | 2,811 (8) |
| Uterus | 1,949 (6) |
| Retroperitoneal | 1,921 (6) |
| Gastrointestinal | 1,843 (5) |
| Pelvis (nonvisceral) | 1,667 (5) |
| Breast | 1,291 (4) |
| Genitourinary | 1,188 (4) |
| Heart, mediastinum, lung, or pleura | 1,169 (3) |
| Unknown | 383 (1) |
| Gynecologic (other than uterus) | 374 (1) |
IQR: interquartile range; NOS: not otherwise specified; Q1: first quartile; Q3: third quartile; SD: standard deviation; acategories are mutually exclusive and presented exactly as reported in the registry.