Prognostic Factors and Survival in Pediatric and Adolescent Liposarcoma
Stanelle EJ, Christison-Lagay ER, Sidebotham EL, Singer S, Antonescu CR, Meyers PA, La Quaglia MP. Prognostic Factors and Survival in Pediatric and Adolescent Liposarcoma. Sarcoma 2012, 2012: 870910. PMID: 22991488, PMCID: PMC3443598, DOI: 10.1155/2012/870910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall survivalMargin statusPediatric patientsPrognostic factorsHistologic subtypeTumor gradeFive-year overall survivalMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterPositive surgical marginsHigh tumor gradeMedian followAdjuvant therapyRecurrent diseasePeripheral tumorsMedian ageSurgical marginsPediatric populationCentral diseaseCentral tumorsPeripheral lesionsCancer CenterPrimary tumorTumor locationPoor survivalTreatment outcomesPediatric and Adolescent Synovial Sarcoma: Multivariate Analysis of Prognostic Factors and Survival Outcomes
Stanelle EJ, Christison-Lagay ER, Healey JH, Singer S, Meyers PA, La Quaglia MP. Pediatric and Adolescent Synovial Sarcoma: Multivariate Analysis of Prognostic Factors and Survival Outcomes. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 20: 73-79. PMID: 22878620, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2587-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmputation, SurgicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChildChild, PreschoolCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLower ExtremityMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSarcoma, SynovialSoft Tissue NeoplasmsSurvival RateThoracic NeoplasmsUpper ExtremityYoung AdultConceptsOverall survivalSynovial sarcomaSurvival outcomesPediatric SSTumor sizeMultivariate analysisRole of radiotherapyDecreased overall survivalPrimary tumor locationUnpredictable clinical behaviorGreater tumor sizeWarrants future studyConclusionsTumor sizeClinical characteristicsMedian ageNeurovascular invasionPrognostic factorsCentral lesionsPrognostic significancePrognostic indicatorAdolescent patientsTumor locationUnknown histologyClinical behaviorUpper extremity