title: Fibrosarcoma of the head and neck.
abstract: Fourteen adult patients with fibrosarcoma of the head and neck were treated by the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Illinois and Cook County Hospitals. All patients had a mass in the head and neck area, and four patients (29%) had tumors in a burn scar or in a field of irradiation. The 2-, 5-, and 10-year disease-free rates were 57%, 57%, and 50%, respectively, with overall survivals of 79%, 71%, and 57%, respectively. The median survival was significantly higher for patients with low-grade tumors than for patients with high-grade lesions (P < 0.05). Wide surgical excision was the mainstay of therapy, with re-excision considered for some patients with locally recurrent disease. Aggressive treatment can afford fibrosarcoma patients good long-term therapeutic results.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Greager
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reichard
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Campana
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Das Gupta
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors