Clinical Study
Prognostic and Survival Factors in Myxofibrosarcomas
Table 2
Patient and disease characteristics.
| Characteristic | Value |
| Total | 174 | Newly diagnosed | 108 (62%) | Previous excision | 66 (38%) |
| Mean age (yrs) | 67 (range: 15–93) |
| Depth | | Superficial | 79 (46%) | Deep | 23 (13%) |
| Mean tumour size (cm) | 8.4 (range: 0.3–31) | New diagnosis | 9.9 | Previous excision | 5.9 |
| Grade | | High | 87 (51%) | Intermediate | 62 (36%) | Low | 23 (13%) |
| Metastases | 41 (24%) | At diagnosis | 6 (3%) | Following diagnosis | 35 (20%) |
| Local recurrence at 5-year cumulative risk | | Planned excision | 15% | Unplanned excision | 45% |
| Risk of local recurrence by tumour grade | | Low | 22% | Intermediate | 28% | High | 8% |
| Surgical margins | | Wide | 24% | Marginal | 50% | Intralesional | 26% |
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