Adult-type soft tissue sarcomas in paediatric age: A nomogram-based prognostic comparison with adult sarcoma

Abstract Introduction The study compares the outcome of paediatric patients with adult-type soft tissue sarcomas with that reported for adults, taking into account the effect of established prognostic factors. Methods The actual mortality of our series was compared with that predicted by the nomogra...

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Published in:European journal of cancer (1990) 2007-12, Vol.43 (18), p.2691-2697
Main Authors: Ferrari, Andrea, Miceli, Rosalba, Casanova, Michela, Gronchi, Alessandro, Collini, Paola, Meazza, Cristina, Zaffignani, Elena, Massimino, Maura, Spreafico, Filippo, Mariani, Luigi
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Language:English
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Adolescent
Adult
Adult-type soft tissue sarcomas
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Female
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Medical sciences
Nomogram
Nomograms
Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Prognosis
Prognostic factors
Sarcoma - mortality
Sarcoma - pathology
Sarcoma - surgery
Tumors
Tumour size
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Summary:Abstract Introduction The study compares the outcome of paediatric patients with adult-type soft tissue sarcomas with that reported for adults, taking into account the effect of established prognostic factors. Methods The actual mortality of our series was compared with that predicted by the nomogram developed for adults at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. From a previously-published series of 182 patients
ISSN:0959-8049
1879-0852
DOI:10.1016/j.ejca.2007.09.012