TABLE I.
Characteristic | Number of patients (%) |
---|---|
Overall | 78 (100) |
Age, years; mean [SD a ] | 48.4 (range, 18–87) [17.0] |
Sex | |
Male | 37 (47.4) |
Female | 41 (52.6) |
Histologic diagnosis | |
Chondrosarcoma | 18 (23.1) |
Synovial sarcoma | 7 (9.0) |
Osteosarcoma | 6 (7.7) |
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 6 (7.7) |
Myxofibrosarcoma | 5 (6.4) |
Liposarcoma | 4 (5.1) |
Fibrosarcoma | 4 (5.1) |
Desmoid tumor | 4 (5.1) |
Ewing’s sarcoma | 2 (2.6) |
Leiomyosarcoma | 2 (2.6) |
Skin cancer | 2 (2.6) |
Benign lesion | 1 (1.3) |
Other soft tissue sarcoma | 5 (6.4) |
Cancer metastasis | 12 (15.4) |
Type of surgery | |
Wide resection | 42 (53.8) |
Wide resection + endoprosthetic reconstruction | 9 (11.5) |
Wide resection + allograft reconstruction | 6 (7.7) |
Curettage +/− arthroplasty/internal fixation | 18 (23.1) |
ORIFb | 1 (1.3) |
Amputation | 2 (2.6) |
SD = standard deviation;
ORIF = open reduction and internal fixation.