TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with pregnancy‐associated sarcomas (n = 13)
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Patient age at sarcoma diagnosis (years) |
Mean (SD) 28.54 (4.41) |
| Race | n (%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 (0) |
| Asian | 0 (0) |
| Black or African American | 1 (7.7) |
| White or Caucasian | 9 (69.2) |
| Other | 1 (7.7) |
| Unknown/Refuse to Answer | 2 (15.4) |
| Ethnicity | n (%) |
| Hispanic | 2 (15.4) |
| Non‐Hispanic | 11 (84.6) |
| Time to diagnosis from onset of symptoms (months) |
Mean (SD) 4.58 (5.75) |
| Stage at diagnosis | n (%) |
| Localized | 10 (76.9) |
| Metastatic | 3 (23.1) |
| Location of primary tumor | n (%) |
| Extremity | 5 (38.5) |
| Lung | 2 (15.4) |
| Chest wall | 2 (15.4) |
| Pelvis | 2 (15.4) |
| Abdominal wall | 1 (7.7) |
| Mandible | 1 (7.7) |
| Size of primary tumor at diagnosis (cm) |
Mean (SD) 11.4 (7.31) |
| Diagnosis grouping | n (%) |
| Bone sarcoma | 4 (30.8) |
| Soft tissue sarcoma | 9 (69.2) |
| Histology | n (%) |
| Soft tissue sarcomas | |
| Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor | 1 (7.7) |
| Synovial sarcoma | 1 (7.7) |
| Myxofibrosarcoma | 1 (7.7) |
| High‐grade spindle cell sarcoma | 1 (7.7) |
| Desmoid tumor | 1 (7.7) |
| Unclassified small cell malignancy | 1 (7.7) |
| High‐grade spindle cell sarcoma | 2 (15.4) |
| Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 (7.7) |
| Bone sarcomas | |
| Osteosarcoma | 3 (23.1) |
| Ewing's sarcoma | 1 (7.7) |
| Type of pregnancy | n (%) |
| Natural | 11 (84.6) |
| In vitro fertilization | 1 (7.7) |
| Intrauterine insemination | 1 (7.7) |
| Age of mother at conception (years) |
Mean (SD) 28.5 (4.4) |
| Gestational age at diagnosis (weeks) |
Mean (SD) 16.7 (5.9) |