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Table 2 Summary of study group patient data
| Radiotherapy | ||
|---|---|---|
| preoperative | Postoperative | |
| cases | 8 | 33 |
| mean age (years) | 40 ± 8.4 | 47 ± 3.1 |
| sex | ||
| male | 2 | 23 |
| female | 6 | 10 |
| tumour size (cm) | 11.8 (8–19) | 12.0 (8.5–20) |
| AJCC stage III | 8 | 33 |
| resection margin | ||
| marginal | 4 (50%) | 18 (55%) |
| wide | 4 (50%) | 15 (45%) |
| elapsed time from biopsy to tumour resection (days) | 7.8 (5–11) | 8.5 (5–14) |
| site | ||
| proximal upper extremitiy | 2 | 5 |
| distal upper extremity | 1 | 1 |
| proximal lower extremitiy | 5 | 24 |
| distal lower extremity | 0 | 3 |
