Results of the national soft-tissue sarcoma registry.
Of 191 case reports submitted to the National Soft Tissue Sarcoma Registry, 131 qualified for inclusion. Fifty-two percent were males; 80% were whites. Twenty-one different histologies were assigned, with leiomyosarcoma most frequently represented. Localized disease was reported for 29% of patients. Surgery in combination with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy was reported as the treatment for 45% of patients, and surgery only was reported for 31%. These data reflect increasing used of adjuvant therapy in the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014481:United States