Eleftherios A Makris, Thuy B Tran, Daniel J Delitto, Byrne Lee, Cecilia G Ethun, Valerie Grignol, J Harrison Howard, Meena Bedi, T Clark Gamblin, Jennifer Tseng, Kevin K Roggin, Konstantinos Chouliaras, Konstantinos Votanopoulos, Darren Cullinan, Ryan C Fields, Kenneth Cardona, George Poultsides, Amanda Kirane
BACKGROUND: Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is a relatively rare but aggressive neoplasm. We sought to utilize a multi-institutional US cohort of sarcoma patients to examine predictors of survival and recurrence patterns after resection of UPS. METHODS: From 2000 to 2016, patients with primary UPS undergoing curative-intent surgical resection at seven academic institutions were retrospectively reviewed. Epidemiologic and clinicopathologic factors were reviewed by site of origin...
April 1, 2024: Journal of Surgical Oncology