Table 2 Summary of study group patient data

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