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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 1756 patients with myxoid liposarcoma of extremities after surgery identified in the SEER database from 1973 to 2015

From: Prognostic factors of patients with extremity myxoid liposarcomas after surgery

Category

Value

Mean ± SD age (years)

47 ± 17

Median age (years)

45

Age (years)

 < 30

253 (14.4%)

 30–60

1099 (62.6%)

 > 60

404 (23.0%)

Gender

 Female

729 (41.5%)

 Male

1027 (58.5%)

Year of diagnosis

 < 2000

527 (30.0%)

 ≥ 2000

1229 (70.0%)

Location

 Upper limb

185 (10.5%)

 Lower limb

1571 (89.5%)

Tumor size

 Mean (cm)

11

 Median (cm)

10

 < 5 cm

232 (13.2%)

 5–10 cm

609 (34.7%)

 > 10 cm

686 (39.1%)

 Unknown

229 (13.0%)

Tumor gradea

 Low

988 (56.3%)

 High

232 (13.2%)

 Unknown

536 (30.5%)

Radiation treatment

 Yes

1004 (57.2%)

 No

752 (42.8%)

Dead

 Yes

463 (26.4%)

 No

1293 (73.6%)

5-year OS rate

86.4%

5-year CSS rate

90.5%

10-year OS rate

75.9%

10-year CSS rate

85.2%

  1. SD standard deviation, OS overall survival, CSS cancer-specific survival
  2. aLow: grade I (well differentiated) and grade II (moderately differentiated). High: grade III (poorly differentiated) and grade IV (undifferentiated anaplastic)