2019
Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremity: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Miccio JA, Jairam V, Gao S, Augustyn A, Oladeru OT, Onderdonk BE, Chowdhary M, Han D, Khan S, Friedlaender G, Lindskog DM, Desphande HA, Osborn H, Roberts KB, Patel KR. Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremity: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Cureus 2019, 11: e6038. PMID: 31824805, PMCID: PMC6886621, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue sarcomasPathologic nodal evaluationNational Cancer DatabaseLymphovascular invasionNodal evaluationRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelExtremity STS patientsGrade 3 tumorsHigh-risk groupTrunk/extremitiesLogistic regression modelsNeoadjuvant therapyWorse survivalRetrospective reviewSTS patientsDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisEpithelioid histologyTissue sarcomasCancer DatabaseExclusion criteriaPatientsLNMMetastasis
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