| ASPS | Alveolar soft part sarcoma |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CSS | Cancer specific survival |
| DFI | Disease free interval |
| ECOG | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GIST | Gastrointestinal stromal tumor |
| GTR | Gross total removal |
| GU | Genitourinary |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| JBI | Joanna Briggs Institute |
| LMS | Leiomyosarcoma |
| LPS | Liposarcoma |
| MFH | Malignant fibrous histiocytoma |
| MPNST | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor |
| NOS | Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale |
| NR | Not reported |
| OS | Overall survival |
| RMS | Rhabdomyosarcoma |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SFT | Solitary fibrous tumor |
| SS | Synovial sarcoma |
| STR | Subtotal removal |
| STS | Soft tissue sarcoma |
| UPS | Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma |
| WBRT | Whole brain radiation therapy |