Research Article
Efficacy and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Follow-Up of Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities and Trunk
Table 1
Patient demography and tumor characteristics.
| | N (%) |
| Total patients | 211 | Female | 104 (49) | Average age in years (±SD) | 58.4 ± 17.48 | Total sarcomas | 216 |
| Location | Epifascial | 73 (35) | Subfascial | 118 (56) |
| Size | T1 | 72 (34) | ≥ T2 | 121 (57) |
| Staging at presentation | M0 N0 | 167 (79) | N1 M0 | 11 (5) | N0 M1 | 11 (5) | N1 M1 | 2 (1) |
| R Status after surgery | R0 | 181 (84) | R1 | 24 (11) | R2 | 4 (2) |
| Therapy | Surgery only | 138 (65) | Radiotherapy | 73 (35) | Chemotherapy | 20 (9) |
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