Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean (range) | 58 (21–85) | |
| ≤ 50 | 10 | 24 |
| > 50 | 31 | 76 |
| Anatomic Site | ||
| Upper extremity | 6 | 15 |
| Lower Extremity | 35 | 85 |
| Deep | 41 | 100 |
| Size | ||
| ≤ 5 cm | 6 | 15 |
| 5–10 cm | 13 | 32 |
| > 10 cm | 9 | 22 |
| > 15 cm | 13 | 32 |
| Tumor | ||
| Primary tumor | 38 | 93 |
| Recurrent tumor | 3 | 7 |
| Histology | ||
| Undifferentiated Pleomorphic sarcoma | 15 | 37 |
| Myxofibrosarcoma | 7 | 17 |
| Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma | 5 | 12 |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 5 | 12 |
| Myxoid Liposarcoma | 4 | 10 |
| Synovial Sarcoma | 3 | 7 |
| Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 | 2 |
| Alveolar soft tissue sarcoma | 1 | 2 |
| Pathologic grade | ||
| 2 | 23 | 56 |
| 3 | 18 | 44 |
| Nodal status | ||
| No indication of positive nodes | 41 | 100 |
| Positive | 0 | 0 |
| M-stadium | ||
| M0 | 39 | 95 |
| M1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mx | 2 | 5 |