Table 2.
Descriptive comparison of articular resection type, extent of muscle resection and axillary nerve preservation/resection with overall survival (OS), local recurrence free survival (LRFS) and resection margins.
| OS | LRFS | Margins | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 years | 10 years | 1 year | 5 years | wide | marginal | intralesional | |
| All | 70% | 70% | 98% | 96% | 90% (n = 44) |
8% (n = 4) |
2% (n = 1) |
| Articular resection | |||||||
| intra-articular | 77% | 77% | 100% | 100% | 91% (n = 29) |
6% (n = 2) |
3% (n = 1) |
| extra-articular | 59% | 59% | 93% | 85% | 88% (n = 15) |
12% (n = 2) |
0 |
| Muscle resection | |||||||
| DM/RC preserved | 83% | 83% | 100% | 100% | 100% (n = 8) |
0 | 0 |
| DM preserved | 76% | 76% | 100% | 100% | 93% (n = 13) |
7% (n = 1) |
0 |
| DM/RC resected | 64% | 64% | 95% | 90% | 85% (n = 23) |
11% (n = 3) |
4% (n = 1) |
| Axillary nerve | |||||||
| preserved | 78% | 78% | 100% | 100% | 91% (n = 21) |
9% (n = 2) |
0 |
| resected | 64% | 64% | 95% | 90% | 88% (n = 23) |
8% (n = 2) |
4% (n = 1) |