International Journal of Hematology and Oncology
2023, Vol 33, Num 4 Page(s): 074-079
OUR RADIOTHERAPY RESULTS IN SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS
MİNE GENÇ1, ZÜMRÜT BAHAT1, MELEK N. YAVUZ1, EMEL CİMŞİTOĞLU1, EDA KÜÇÜKTÜLÜ1, FATMA ÇOLAK1, ALİ A. YAVUZ1
Karadeniz Teknik Üniv. Tıp Fak. Radyasyon Onkolojisi AD, TRABZON
Keywords: soft tissue sarcomas, radiotherapy, prognostic factors
Forty-one patients with the diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma, treated with conservative surgery and radiotherapy were analysed in terms of treatment results and prognostic factors, retrospectively. The most common histopathological subtypes were malignant fibrous histiocytoma (28%), leiomyosarcoma (19%) and liposarcoma (14%). Trunk (49%) and extremity (49%) were the most common locations with only one case with head and neck location. The patients were given total dose of 50-72 Gy (median 60 Gy) radiotherapy postoperatively, with teletherapy machines (Cobalt- 60 or 6-10 MV lineer accelerator). Local control and overall survival rates at 4 years were 48% and 66%, respectively. When analysed with multivariate analysis, tumor site and tumor size were found to be statistically significant prognostic factors influencing local control and overall survival, respectively.
MİNE GENÇ1, ZÜMRÜT BAHAT1, MELEK N. YAVUZ1, EMEL CİMŞİTOĞLU1, EDA KÜÇÜKTÜLÜ1, FATMA ÇOLAK1, ALİ A. YAVUZ1
Karadeniz Teknik Üniv. Tıp Fak. Radyasyon Onkolojisi AD, TRABZON
Keywords: soft tissue sarcomas, radiotherapy, prognostic factors
Forty-one patients with the diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma, treated with conservative surgery and radiotherapy were analysed in terms of treatment results and prognostic factors, retrospectively. The most common histopathological subtypes were malignant fibrous histiocytoma (28%), leiomyosarcoma (19%) and liposarcoma (14%). Trunk (49%) and extremity (49%) were the most common locations with only one case with head and neck location. The patients were given total dose of 50-72 Gy (median 60 Gy) radiotherapy postoperatively, with teletherapy machines (Cobalt- 60 or 6-10 MV lineer accelerator). Local control and overall survival rates at 4 years were 48% and 66%, respectively. When analysed with multivariate analysis, tumor site and tumor size were found to be statistically significant prognostic factors influencing local control and overall survival, respectively.