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Sarcoma
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2009
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Clinical Study
The Value of Surgery for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
Table 1
Demographic and tumor characteristics of 41 patients with primary retroperitoneal sarcoma who underwent surgical resection at Stanford Hospital from 1996 to 2007.
Variable
% of total
Sex
Female
18
44
Male
23
56
Age
55 years
16
39
55 years
25
61
Duration of symptoms
6 months
25
61
6 months
11
27
Unkown
5
12
Histological subtype
Liposarcoma
22
54
Leiomyosarcoma
7
17
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
4
10
Other
8
19
Tumor size (maximum diameter)
5 cm
2
5
5–10 cm
4
10
10–20 cm
18
44
20 cm
17
41
Tumor grade
Low
17
41
High
24
59