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- Title
Clinical Outcomes of Soft Tissue Sarcoma around the Elbow Joint: A Retrospective Single Institution Study.
- Authors
Azurin, Edelyn S.; Yamamoto, Norio; Hayashi, Katsuhiro; Takeuchi, Akihiko; Tada, Kaoru; Miwa, Shinji; Igarashi, Kentaro; Higuchi, Takashi; Yonezawa, Hirotaka; Morinaga, Sei; Asano, Yohei; Saito, Shiro; Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki
- Abstract
Background. We report a retrospective case series analysis of clinical outcomes of patients with soft tissue sarcoma around the elbow. Methods. Twenty-two patients underwent surgical tumor excision between January 1999 and May 2017, with a mean follow-up of 85.2 months. Results. Six tumors were localized in the upper arm, nine in the elbow, and seven in the forearm. Sixteen tumors were deep-seated, and six were superficially located. Fifteen patients underwent wide excision, including one amputation, and 18 achieved (81.8%) negative margins histologically. Two local recurrences and four distant metastases developed. The mean Musculoskeletal Tumor Society score was 92.0% (range, 33.3–100). The 5-year local recurrence-free survival rate, metastasis-free survival rate, and overall survival rate were 90.0%, 77.0%, and 79.7%, respectively. Conclusions. Local control and limb function can have favorable outcomes when the tumor excised has a histologically negative margin without sacrificing the major structure.
- Subjects
OPERATIVE surgery; EXTREMITIES (Anatomy); RETROSPECTIVE studies; METASTASIS; CANCER relapse; SOFT tissue tumors; TREATMENT effectiveness; CANCER patients; PROGRESSION-free survival; SARCOMA; EVALUATION
- Publication
Sarcoma, 2022, p1
- ISSN
1357-714X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2022/1087726