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To review the clinical presentation, histopathology, and therapeutic outcomes of nonrhabdomyosarcomatous soft-tissue sarcomas in pediatric patients.

April 1, 1986Journal of Clinical Oncology

Therapy for childhood soft-tissue sarcomas other than rhabdomyosarcoma: a review of 62 cases treated at a single institution.

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MHMarc E. HorowitzDuke University CPC B PrattChildren's Medical Center BWBruce L. WebberBush Heritage Australia

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Retrospective study reveals superior survival following complete surgical resection in pediatric soft-tissue sarcoma, highlighting the essential role of aggressive surgery over chemotherapy.

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To review the clinical presentation, histopathology, and therapeutic outcomes of nonrhabdomyosarcomatous soft-tissue sarcomas in pediatric patients.
Retrospective single-institution analysis of N=62 pediatric cases (median age 11 years, range 2 months to 20 years) diagnosed between 1962 and 1983.
Evaluated primary tumor locations, histopathologic subtypes, surgical resection margins, and the utility of postoperative chemotherapy.
Complete surgical resection resulted in disease-free survival in 26 of 31 patients (84%), compared to only 1 survivor among 26 patients with residual gross local or metastatic disease.
Postoperative chemotherapy administered to nearly half of the completely resected cohort showed no demonstrable survival advantage.
Synovial sarcoma (18 patients) and malignant schwannoma (12 patients) were the most frequent subtypes, with tumors located in the trunk (28), extremity (24), and head and neck (10).

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Horowitz et al. (1986) studied this question.

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Retrospective study reveals superior survival following complete surgical resection in pediatric soft-tissue sarcoma, highlighting the essential role of aggressive surgery over chemotherapy.

Therapy for childhood soft-tissue sarcomas other than rhabdomyosarcoma: a review of 62 cases treated at a single institution.

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Therapy for childhood soft-tissue sarcomas other than rhabdomyosarcoma: a review of 62 cases treated at a single institution.

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