Research Article
High Recurrence Rate of Myxofibrosarcoma: The Effect of Radiotherapy Is Not Clear
Table 2
Tumor and treatment factors with respect to the number of patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) and local recurrence (LR).
| | No RT (LR), n | RT (LR), n |
| Median tumor size (range; cm) | 4.5 (2–17) | 8 (2–18) | Tumor depth | | | Subcutaneous | 15 (5) | 11 (2) | Deep | 7 (1) | 23 (7) | Place where the primary surgery was performed | | | Sarcoma center | 17 (3) | 27 (7) | Outside of the center | 5 (3) | 7 (2) | Final surgical margin | | | Intralesional | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | Marginal | 4 (2) | 15 (6) | Wide | 14 (3) | 16 (1) | Additional adjuvant therapy | | | None | 21 (6) | 23 (6) | CT | 1 (0) | 11 (3) | Total RT dose | | | 50 Gy | | 19 (5) | 36 Gy | | 13 (4) | 30 Gy | | 1 (0) | 18 Gy | | 1 (0) | Missing RT data | | 1 (0) |
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After reexcision in 10 cases. One patient had a boost to 66 Gy. |