The analysis of different treatment methods for 184 cases of soft tissue sarcoma / 中华肿瘤杂志
Chinese Journal of Oncology
;
(12): 502-504, 2004.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-254282
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the proper way of using combined postoperative chemo-radiotherapy and prognostic factors of soft tissue sarcoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 184 patients were retrospectively reviewed. These patients were devided into surgery group (S, 94 patients), surgery plus postoperative radiotherapy group (S + R, 62 patients) and surgery plus chemotherapy group (S + C, 28 patients).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The 5-year survival rates of S, S + R and S + C groups were 39.4%, 48.4% and 28.6%, respectively. Combined multitherapy was the key to improve survival rate and life quality. Clinical stage, pathological type and therapeutic method were also important prognostic factors for the long term survival.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Surgery plus postoperative radiotherapy can improve the 5-year survival rate of soft tissue sarcoma.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Retroperitoneal Neoplasms
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Skin Neoplasms
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms
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Therapeutics
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Survival Rate
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Mortality
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Age Factors
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Oncology
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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