Pediatric soft tissue sarcoma of the limbs: clinical outcome of 97 patients.

Andrea SambriGiuseppe BianchiIlaria CucurniaMarco GambarottiDavide Maria Donati

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2017)

Children affected by extremities RMS were confirmed to have the worst prognosis, in particular in case of metastasis at presentation. Differently from adult patients, hand and feet locations are frequent site for STS and 2 cm diameter should be taken as cut off for higher risk of LR. Similarly to adulthood STS, grading correlates with prognosis in NRSTS. The identification of prognostic variables should enable risk-adapted therapies to be planned.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
young adults
depressive symptoms
peritoneal dialysis
soft tissue
early life