Table 1 Characteristics of included patients
Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
Included patients | 366 | 100% |
Types of sarcoma | ||
Soft tissue | 215 | 59 |
Visceral tissue | 130 | 35 |
Bone tissue | 21 | 6 |
Tumor site | ||
Abdomen | 101 | 27.6 |
Lower limb | 76 | 20.8 |
Thorax | 54 | 14.8 |
Pelvis | 45 | 12.3 |
Upper limb | 34 | 9.3 |
Head and Neck | 29 | 7.9 |
Retroperitoneum | 21 | 5.7 |
Multiple localizations | 5 | 1.4 |
Axial skeleton | 1 | 0.3 |
Histological subtype | ||
GIST | 65 | 17.8 |
Liposarcoma | 56 | 15.3 |
NOS Sarcoma * | 52 | 14.2 |
Other ** | 38 | 10.3 |
Leiomyosarcoma | 26 | 7.1 |
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans | 20 | 5.5 |
Kaposi sarcoma | 18 | 4.9 |
Uterine leiomyosarcoma | 12 | 3.3 |
Myxofibrosarcoma | 12 | 3.3 |
Osteosarcoma | 11 | 3.0 |
Angiosarcoma | 10 | 2.7 |
Chondrosarcoma | 9 | 2.5 |
PNET/Ewing sarcoma | 8 | 2,2 |
Rhabdomyosarcoma | 8 | 2.2 |
Synovial sarcoma | 7 | 1,9 |
Unclassified malignant connective tumors | 14 | 3.8 |
Grade | ||
I | 85 | 23.2 |
II | 77 | 21.0 |
III | 97 | 26.5 |
Not applicable*** | 103 | 28.1 |
Unknown | 4 | 1.1 |