Adjuvant Radiation after Primary Resection of Atypical Lipomatous Tumors of the Extremity Reduces Local Recurrence but Increases Complications: A Multicenter Evaluation
Table 4
Complication outcomes.
XRT n = 102
No-XRT n = 68
-value
Patients with complication by severity
<0.001
None
64 (63)
61 (90)
<0.001
Medical management required
30 (29)
5 (7)
<0.001
Surgical management required
8 (8)
2 (3)
0.10
Time to surgical management, months
20.0 (5.5–42.0)
0.8 (0.7–0.8)
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Complication type
Amputation
1 (1)
0 (0)
1
Arteritis
2 (2)
0 (0)
0.52
Cellulitis
6 (6)
1 (1)
0.24
Deep wound infection
5 (5)
2 (3)
0.7
Dermatitis
6 (6)
0 (0)
0.08
Deep venous thrombosis
2 (2)
0 (0)
0.52
Fibrosis
16 (16)
0 (0)
<0.001
Fracture/osteonecrosis
5 (5)
0 (0)
0.16
Hematoma/seroma
10 (10)
2 (3)
0.13
Ileus
0 (0)
1 (1)
0.40
Lymphedema
28 (28)
0 (0)
<0.001
Mucositis
1 (1)
0 (0)
1
Neuropathy
4 (4)
2 (3)
1
Ulcer
1 (1)
0 (0)
1
Wound breakdown
4 (4)
3 (4)
1
Total complications
91
11
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Values presented as n (%), unless otherwise specified. XRT, radiation group; No-XRT, no radiation group; , median (interquartile range).
