Synovial sarcoma: the importance of size and location for survival
R Deshmukh, HJ Mankin, S Singer - Clinical Orthopaedics and …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
A retrospective analysis was done on 135 consecutive patients with extremity and truncal
synovial sarcomas seen at our institutions between 1961 and 1996. Ninety-nine patients
(73%) presented with a newly diagnosed localized primary sarcoma, nine patients (7%)
presented with a locally recurrent sarcoma previously treated at another institution, and 27
patients (20%) presented with metastatic disease. The median followup for surviving
patients was 78 months (range, 20–420 months). The overall survival for patients with …
synovial sarcomas seen at our institutions between 1961 and 1996. Ninety-nine patients
(73%) presented with a newly diagnosed localized primary sarcoma, nine patients (7%)
presented with a locally recurrent sarcoma previously treated at another institution, and 27
patients (20%) presented with metastatic disease. The median followup for surviving
patients was 78 months (range, 20–420 months). The overall survival for patients with …
