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Kainhofer, V; Smolle, MA; Szkandera, J; Liegl-Atzwanger, B; Maurer-Ertl, W; Gerger, A; Riedl, J; Leithner, A.
The width of resection margins influences local recurrence in soft tissue sarcoma patients.
Eur J Surg Oncol. 2016; 42(6):899-906
Doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.03.026
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- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Szkandera Joanna
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Gerger Armin
- Leithner Andreas
- Liegl-Atzwanger Bernadette
- Maurer-Ertl Werner
- Riedl Jakob
- Smolle Maria Anna
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- Patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) being treated following the standardized guidelines can still not be guaranteed to remain free from local recurrence (LR). A complete tumour resection has been accepted as a major prognostic factor for LR. This retrospective study was designed to analyse the influence of two different classifications of resection margins (R-classification and UICC-classification) on LR in STS patients. Of 411 patients treated at our institution for STS, 265 were eligible for statistical analysis. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression models were used to assess the impact of an R0 resection according to the R-classification (resection margin clear but allowing <1 mm) and according to the UICC-classification (minimal resection margin ≥1 mm) on LR. Survival curves showed a lower LR rate for R0 resections in the UICC-classification, namely 1.3%, 12% and 12% as compared to 2.1%, 9.5% and 16.5% for the R-classification. In multivariate analysis calculated separately for each classification, R1 resection as defined by the R-classification (HR: 11.214; 95%CI: 2.394-52.517; p = 0.002) as well as by UICC-classification (HR: 15.634; 95%CI: 2.493-98.029; p = 0.003) remained significant. In our study, margin status according to both classifications represents an independent prognostic factor for LR in patients with STS following curative surgery. Local control rates were superior after a minimal resection margin of 1 mm (R0 by UICC-classification) compared to R0 resections after the R-classification. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Margins of Excision -
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