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Type and Incidence of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Korea: 2001-2007
- Title
- Type and Incidence of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Korea: 2001-2007
- Authors
- Choiu, Kyung Un; Kang, Hae Youn; Koo, Heasoo; Kwon, Mi Seon; Kim, Dong-Hoon; Kim, Mi-Jung; Kim, Su Jin; Kim, Young-Sill; Kim, Chul Hwan; Park, Yong-Koo; Park, Hye-Rim; Paik, Seung Sam; Yoo, Jin Young; Lee, Anhi; Lee, Jae Hyuk; Lee, Hyekyung; Jang, Kyu Yun; Chu, Young Chae; Choi, Joon Hyuk|Korean Bone Soft Tissue Pathology
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- Issue Date
- 2011
- Journal Title
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
- ISSN
- 1738-1843
- Citation
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 557 - 563
- Keywords
- Sarcoma; Korea; Incidence; Type; Prognosis
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOCIETY PATHOLOGISTS
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- SCOPUS

- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Background: The Korean Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology Study Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists conducted a nationwide retrospective analysis of soft tissue sarcoma (STS) to provide the clinicopathologic characteristics of STS within the population of the Republic of Korea. Methods: The cases of STS were collected during a 7-year period (2001-2007) from 19 institutes in Korea. All cases were classified according to the histologic criteria proposed by the World Health Organization. Clinicopathologic data were reviewed. Results: Data from 722 patients (median age, 50 years) were collected. Data showed a slight male predominance. The most frequent types of STS in decreasing order were liposarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, leiomyosarcoma, and synovial sarcoma. STS occurred throughout the body, although approximately half (47.8%) were located in the extremities. The majority of STS was histologically classified as high grade with a large tumor size (> 5 cm). The overall survival rate for the patients was 76.3% (median follow-up time, 26 months; range, 1 to 89 months). Histologic grade, tumor size, American Joint Committee on Cancer stage, tumor site, and resection status were prognostic. Significant independent adverse prognostic factors were large tumor size (> 5 cm) and tumor site other than extremities. Conclusions: We reported the distribution and characteristics of STS in the Republic of Korea.
- DOI
- 10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2011.45.6.557
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