Table 1.
Patient demographics (n = 22)
| Characteristic | Number |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |
| Mean | 43 (SD = 18.53, Min = 15, Max = 78) |
| Time since diagnosis (months) | |
| Median | 32 (SD = 20.07, Min = 5, Max = 74) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 9 |
| Female | 13 |
| Location | |
| Metropolitan | 16 |
| Rural | 6 |
| Socio-economic status | |
| Low | 1 |
| Moderate | 8 |
| High | 13 |
| Tumour location | |
| Head and neck | 2 |
| Upper extremities | 3 |
| Spine | 1 |
| Torso | 1 |
| Pelvis | 4 |
| Lower extremities | 11 |
| Type | |
| Soft tissue | 15 |
| Bone | 6 |
| Both | 1 |
| Histology (Missing = 1) | |
| Chondrosarcoma | 2 |
| Osteosarcoma | 4 |
| Ewings | 2 |
| Epithelioid | 1 |
| Synovial | 2 |
| Gynaecological | 1 |
| Fibroblastic | 1 |
| Chordoma | 1 |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 1 |
| Pleomorphic dermal | 1 |
| Liposarcoma | 1 |
| Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 3 |
| Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour | 1 |
| Surgery | |
| Resection | 13 |
| Bone excision | 1 |
| Limb salvage | 3 |
| Amputation | 4 |
| None | 1 |
| Additional treatment | |
| Chemotherapy | 10 |
| Radiation therapy | 10 |
| Hormonal therapy | 1 |
| Targeted therapy | 2 |