Type and Incidence of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Korea: 2001-2007.
- Author:
Kyung Un CHOI
1
;
Hae Youn KANG
;
Heasoo KOO
;
Mi Seon KWON
;
Dong Hoon KIM
;
Mi Jung KIM
;
Su Jin KIM
;
Young Sill KIM
;
Chul Hwan KIM
;
Yong Koo PARK
;
Hye Rim PARK
;
Seung Sam PAIK
;
Jin Young YOO
;
Anhi LEE
;
Jae Hyuk LEE
;
Hyekyung LEE
;
Kyu Yun JANG
;
Young Chae CHU
;
Joon Hyuk CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea. kuchoi@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sarcoma;
Korea;
Incidence;
Type;
Prognosis
- MeSH:
Academies and Institutes;
Extremities;
Follow-Up Studies;
Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous;
Humans;
Incidence;
Joints;
Korea;
Leiomyosarcoma;
Liposarcoma;
Male;
Prognosis;
Republic of Korea;
Retrospective Studies;
Sarcoma;
Sarcoma, Synovial;
Survival Rate;
World Health Organization
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2011;45(6):557-563
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
