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Multifocal extremity sarcoma: an uncommon and controversial entity

S L Blair1, J J Lewis, D Leung

  • 1Department of Surgery, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.

Annals of Surgical Oncology
|April 3, 1998
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Diagnosing multifocal extremity sarcoma is challenging. Regardless of whether it is truly multifocal or metastatic, outcomes are similar, suggesting treatment as metastatic disease.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Cancer Metastasis

Background:

  • Extremity sarcomas commonly metastasize to the lungs.
  • Distinguishing multifocal disease from metastasis in non-lung sites is clinically challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the characteristics and outcomes of patients with apparent multifocal extremity sarcoma.
  • To determine if multifocal disease should be treated differently from metastatic disease.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 1423 patients with extremity sarcoma (1982-1996).
  • Analysis of patient demographics, tumor characteristics, recurrence, metastasis, and survival.
  • Statistical analysis using Fischer exact test, chi-squared, Kaplan-Meier, and log-rank tests.

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Main Results:

  • Sixteen patients (1%) presented with multifocal disease; no demographic or tumor differences were noted compared to unifocal disease.
  • Patients with multifocal disease had higher rates of lung metastasis (63% vs. 21%) and similar 5-year survival to those with lung metastasis.
  • High rates of local recurrence (50%) and distant metastasis (80%) were observed in the multifocal group.

Conclusions:

  • The distinction between true multifocal disease and metastasis in extremity sarcoma remains unclear.
  • The clinical outcome for patients with multifocal disease is comparable to those with metastatic disease.
  • Management guidelines should consider multifocal extremity sarcoma as metastatic disease for treatment planning.