Research Article

Ovary-Sparing Radiation Planning Techniques Can Achieve Ovarian Dose Reduction for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Buttock and Thigh

Table 1

Patient characteristics ().

Clinical characteristicsProximal medial thigh
()
Other thigh
()
Buttock
()
All patients
()

Median age (years)
(range)
55
(38–76)
58
(22–84)
65
(49–70)
61
(22–84)
Median largest GTV dimension (cm) (range)7.5
(2.4–15.8)
7.7
(2.5–15)
15.0
(7.9–20.9)
8.3
(2.4–20.9)
Median distance of tumor to pubic symphysis (cm) (range)5.2
(1.5–10.9)
16.5
(6.9–27)
11.0
(9.3–12.7)
8.0
(1.5–27)
Pelvic MRI available, number (%)8 (61%)2 (33%)4 (100%)14 (61%)

MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; cm: centimeter.