Surveillance Strategies for Sarcoma: Results of a Survey of Members of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society

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(a) Respondents were asked to rank 8 factors according to contribution to risk of local recurrence. The factor ranked 1 was perceived to most significantly increase risk of local recurrence. Of the 8 factors listed, respondents felt surgical margin was the factor that contributed most to local recurrence (20 ranked it as #1), followed by histologic grade. Age was the factor ranked lowest by survey participants (21 ranked it #8). (b) Respondents were asked to rank 8 factors according to contribution to risk of metastases. The factor ranked 1 was perceived to most significantly increase risk of metastasis. The most important risk factor for metastatic disease was felt to be histologic grade (27 respondents ranked it #1), followed by tumor size and histologic type. Unplanned excision before referral was perceived to contribute the least to subsequent metastatic disease.

(a) Perceived risk factors for local recurrence

(b) Perceived risk factors for metastases