Sarcoma Size and Limb Dimensions Predict Complications, Recurrence, and Death in Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcoma in the Thigh: A Multidimensional Analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Thigh width outperformed BMI in association with postoperative complications. This may create an opportunity for intervention, where weight loss can play a role during the neoadjuvant therapy period to potentially reduce complications. Sarcoma-to-thigh width and thickness ratios, particularly the latter, hold substantial predictive value in terms of STS recurrence. Moreover, thigh thickness is an independent predictor of survival.PMID:38520583 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-024-15183-2

Source: Hand Surgery - March 23, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Rami Elmorsi Luis Camacho David D Krijgh Gordon S Tilney Heather Lyu Raymond S Traweek Russell G Witt Margaret S Roubaud Christina L Roland Alexander F Mericli Source Type: research