Research Article

Myxoid Liposarcoma: Prognostic Factors and Metastatic Pattern in a Series of 148 Patients Treated at a Single Institution

Table 3

Statistical analysis indicates that margins (), grading (), and the metastasis () are risk factors on overall survival (OS).

Overall survival
VariablesSurvival at 5 years (%)Survival at 10 years (%) value (LR test)

Site
 Upper limb92730,6215
 Lower limb8986
 Trunk100100

Size
 <5 cm81810,4268
 5–10 cm9588
 >10 cm8989

Grading, round cell (RC)
 Low (RC < 5%)95870,0479
 High (RC > 5%)8080

Margin
 Wide/radical96920,002
 Marginal7666
 Intralesional5050

Presentation
 Primitive91910,0755
 Local Recurrence7872
 Radicalization10080

LR
 No92860,2821
 Yes7676

RT
 No90900,7921
 Yes9085

CHT
 No94870,1766
 Yes8383

Metastases
 No9898<0,0001
 Yes4222