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Table 1 patients from high volume centers (HCV) main characteristics

From: Different quality of treatment in retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) according to hospital-case volume and surgeon-case volume: a retrospective regional analysis in Italy

 

Global HVC

%

HVTCA

%

HVCCC

%

HVTCA versus HVCCC

Age

 < 60

15

21.0

11

23.5

4

19.0

P = 0.81

 ≥ 60

57

79.0

36

76.5

21

81.0

Sex

 M

43

59.7

24

51.0

19

76.0

P = 0.62

 F

29

40.3

23

49.0

6

24.0

Primary/recurrent

 Primary

46

63.8

32

68.0

14

56.0

P = 0.30

 Recurrent

26

36.2

15

32.0

11

44.0

Diameter

 < 10 cm

22

30.5

15

32.0

7

28.0

P = 0.26

 ≥ 10 cm

50

69.5

32

68.0

18

72.0

Histotype

 Liposarcoma

40

55.5

24

51.0

16

64.0

P = ns

 Leiomyosarcoma

10

14.0

9

19.0

1

4.0

 Sarcoma NOS

8

11.0

1

2.0

7

28.0

 Others

14

19.5

13

28.0

1

4.0

Grading

 1

10

14.0

7

14.8

3

12.0

P = 0.9

 2

22

31.0

18

38.2

4

19.0

 3

27

37.5

14

30.0

13

52.0

 Unknown

13

17.5

8

17.0

5

17.0

Preoperative biopsy

 Yes

46

63.8

31

66.5

15

60.0

P = 0.45

 No

26

36.2

16

33.5

10

40.0

Margins

 R0

20

28.0

10

21.0

10

40.0

R0 + R1 versus R2 P = 0.013

 R1

23

32.0

13

28.0

10

40.0

 R2

18

25.0

15

32.0

3

12.0

 Unknown

11

15.0

9

19.0

2

8.0

Fragmentation

 Yes

36

50.0

30

63.8

6

24.0

P = 0.01

 No

36

50.0

17

36.2

19

76.0

  1. Statistically significant P values are in italic
  2. HVTCA high volume Tertiary Care Academic Hospital, HVCCC high volume Comprehensive Cancer Center