title: [Clinical analysis of 16 cases of epithelioid sarcoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce the clinical features of a rare malignant soft tissue tumor.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review the clinical findings, pathologic features and results of the treatment of 16 cases of the epithelioid sarcoma in extremities, which were treated in our hospital from 1992 to 2004. Analyze the follow-up results of 14 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The tumors occurred chiefly in young adults (mean age 30 years) and commonly involved soft tissue of the hand. Follow-up (average 25 months, from 1 to 112 months) information on 14 patients revealed relentless clinical course with frequent recurrence (71%). There was a significant difference between those patients in whom had a marginal and radical resection, both in recurrence rate and disease-free survival rate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is safe to choose the radical resection of this disease after the tumor reoccurs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China. drguoy@publicb.bta.net.cn
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Guang-lei
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery