Research Article

Adjuvant Radiation after Primary Resection of Atypical Lipomatous Tumors of the Extremity Reduces Local Recurrence but Increases Complications: A Multicenter Evaluation

Table 5

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of patient characteristics with complication requiring medical or surgical management.

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR (95% CI)-valueOR (95% CI)-value

Age (10-year intervals)1.21 (0.90–1.61)0.20

Sex
 Male1.58 (0.79–3.15)0.19
 FemaleRef

Tumor location
 Upper extremity0.21 (0.03–1.70)0.07
 Lower extremityRef

Tumor size (5-cm intervals)1.35 (1.07–1.69)0.0091.31 (1.03–1.66)0.03

MDM2 status
 PositiveRef
 Unavailable1.25 (0.63–2.47)0.53

Tumor depth
 DeepRef
 Superficial0.60 (0.12–2.89)0.50

Tumor NVI
 Yes1.14 (0.57–2.30)0.70
 NoRef

Surgical resection margins
 R0/R1Ref
 R21

Treatment center
 Center 1Ref
 Center 20.14 (0.04–0.47)<0.001

Radiation
 Yes5.17 (2.15–12.46)<0.0014.77 (1.96–11.62)<0.001
 NoRef

Radiation dose (10 Gy intervals)1.20 (1.07–1.35)0.002

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ref, reference group; NVI, neurovascular involvement; Gy, gray.