title: Sarcomas in north west England: III. Survival.
abstract: Survival data on a population-based series of bone, soft tissue and visceral sarcomas diagnosed in the North West of England between 1982-84 and subjected to histopathological peer review are presented. Five-year crude survival for all cases was 34%. Survival in males and females did not differ significantly (P = 0.6, 5-year survival 32% vs 36%) but was markedly worse for patients diagnosed over the median age of 60 years, even when allowance was made for underlying mortality (P = 0.03, 34% vs 44%). Five-year survival rates for the major site groups were: bone 44%; soft tissues of head, neck and trunk 36%; soft tissues of extremities 35%; female genital tract 35%; retroperitoneum 15%; gastro-intestinal tract 13%. Analysis by the major histological types revealed the following survival rates: leiomyosarcoma--female genital tract 25%, gastro-intestinal tract 14%, non-visceral soft tissue 21%; malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue 29%; liposarcoma 52%; osteosarcoma of bone 46%; and chondrosarcoma of bone 50%.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Campaign Paediatric and Familial Cancer Research Group, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Freemont
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: McWilliam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000401:mortality; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000401:mortality; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D012737:Sex Factors