1986
High‐grade soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities
Potter D, Kinsella T, Glatstein E, Wesley R, White D, Seipp C, Chang A, Lack E, Costa J, Rosenberg S. High‐grade soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities. Cancer 1986, 58: 190-205. PMID: 3518911, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19860701)58:1<190::aid-cncr2820580133>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActuarial AnalysisAdolescentAdultAgedAmputation, SurgicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsArmChildClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLegMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRandom AllocationSarcomaThighConceptsHigh-grade soft tissue sarcomasSoft tissue sarcomasNational Cancer InstituteLimb-sparing proceduresSignificant prognostic variablesOverall survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyTissue sarcomasPrognostic variablesDecreased overall survivalOutcomes of patientsDisease-free survivalMicroscopic marginsPostoperative radiotherapyFirst recurrenceProspective trialRecurrent diseaseSurgery BranchHistologic typeLocal excisionRandomized trialsPatient refusalTumor sizeCancer InstitutePatients
1984
The grading of soft tissue sarcomas results of a clinicohistopathologic correlation in a series of 163 cases
Costa J, Wesley R, Glatstein E, Rosenberg S. The grading of soft tissue sarcomas results of a clinicohistopathologic correlation in a series of 163 cases. Cancer 1984, 53: 530-541. PMID: 6692258, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840201)53:3<530::aid-cncr2820530327>3.0.co;2-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lesionOverall survivalAggressive lesionsPatient survivalBetter patient survivalSoft tissue sarcomasMinimal metastatic potentialPoor patient survivalGroup of lesionsUse of necrosisFirst recurrenceClinical courseHistologic typingHistologic featuresTissue sarcomasHistopathologic parametersStratified analysisHistologic parametersLesionsClinicohistopathologic correlationMetastatic potentialGrading systemPatientsRecurrenceNecrosis