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Prognostic factors for recurrence and survival in head and neck soft tissue sarcomas
Dennis H. Kraus,Sanford Dubner,Louis B. Harrison,Elliot W. Strong,Steven I. Hajdu,M S Uma Kher,Colin B. Begg,Murray F. Brennan +7 more
- 01 Jan 1994
- Vol. 74, Iss: 2, pp 697-702
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a prospectively collected database of adult saft tissue sarcomas to identify prognostic factors for local control and survival, including histologic type, tumor grade, size, and resection margins.
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Abstract: Background. Soft tissue sarcomas of the head and neck represent uncomman malignant neoplasms. With the exception of orbital and parameningeal sites, the treatment of sarcomas in the head and neck has not been standardized. The authors used a prospectively collected database of adult saft tissue sarcomas to identify prognostic factors for local control and survival. Methods. A prospectively collected database of adult soft tissue sarcoma from 1982 to 1989 was analyzed for the impact of prognastic factors on local control and survival. Factors examined included histologic type, tumor grade, size, and resection margins, Results. The overall and disease free survival at 5 years was 71 and 60%, respectively. Local control was 70% at 5 years
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