Results of repeat large-scale dissection of soft-tissue sarcoma following non-radical removal
Bokhian, B.Iu.; Karapetian, R.M.; Ivanov, S.M.; Mekhtieva, N.I.
Voprosy Onkologii 51(3): 372-376
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 16279106 Document Number: 592969
The reports deals with the data on repeat large-scale dissection of soft-tissue sarcoma following non-radical removal in 23 patients (13 mates and 10 females, aged 14-75; mean age 42 +/- 30.2 yrs). Repeat surgery was carried out 3-6 weeks after primary one. Tumor progression was registered in 8 (34.8%): local recurrences which required radical intervention 4 (17.4%), distant metastases - 6 (26.1%) (lung - 3; liver - 1; lung and medistinal lymph nodes - 1; lung and lumbar vertebra - 1). During the study, 5 patients died of tumor progression; all of them revealed distant metastases while 2 had local recurrences. Overall 5-year survival in 23 patients was 78%; whereas disease-free one - 65%.