title: Outcome of treatment for limb and limb girdle sarcomas at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study we aimed to determine local recurrence, mortality an d amputation rates in patients presenting with limb and limb girdle soft tissue sarcomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of all 439 patients presenting with p rimary or recurrent soft tissue sarcomas of limb and limb girdle to the Royal Marsden Hospital between 1989 and 1995 was carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The local recurrence rate was 15.5% and the mortality rate was 30%, with a median follow up of 3.2 years and an overall amputation rate of 4.8%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcome of limb and limb girdle sarcomas in this study i s comparable to those reported elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pitcher
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fish
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: A'Hern
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005121:Extremities / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome