2021
Evaluation of head and neck soft tissue sarcoma 8th edition pathologic staging system and proposal of a novel stage grouping system
Lee NCJ, Eskander A, Miccio JA, Park HS, Shah C, Rutenberg M, Hosni A, Husain ZA. Evaluation of head and neck soft tissue sarcoma 8th edition pathologic staging system and proposal of a novel stage grouping system. Oral Oncology 2021, 114: 105137. PMID: 33422859, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.105137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck soft tissue sarcomasTumor size cutNational Cancer DatabaseSoft tissue sarcomasMultivariable analysisTissue sarcomasFive-year overall survivalNeoadjuvant therapy patientsT1-3 tumorsEnd Results (SEER) databaseAdjacent structuresEvaluation of headPaucity of dataNCDB cohortSEER cohortPrimary surgeryOverall survivalWorsened survivalAdverse prognosticatorPrognostic differencesResults databaseStaging systemT4 classificationTumor stageCancer Database
2016
The effect of microscopic margin status on survival in adult retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas
Stahl JM, Corso CD, Park HS, An Y, Rutter CE, Han D, Roberts KB. The effect of microscopic margin status on survival in adult retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 43: 168-174. PMID: 27335080, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasOverall survivalR1 resectionR0 resectionMargin statusNational Cancer Data BaseRetroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomaCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreMultivariable logistic regression modelMedian overall survivalMicroscopic margin statusPre-operative RTReceipt of RTUnderwent R0 resectionSuperior overall survivalSmaller tumor sizeLow tumor gradeProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testRetroperitoneal soft tissueLogistic regression modelsLiposarcoma histologyR1 patientsRadiotherapy receipt