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Low‐grade myofibroblastic sarcoma: A population‐based study
- Source :
- The Laryngoscope. 127:116-121
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- Objectives/Hypothesis Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma (LGMS) is a rare entity that is described as having a predilection for occurring in the head and neck region. Here we analyze its demographics, clinic-pathologic, and survival characteristics. Study Design Retrospective database analysis. Methods A cohort from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database of cases with LGMS between 2001 and 2012. Results There were 49 cases with a 5-year overall survival of 71.6% and disease- specific survival of 76.3%. The majority of cases were in patients
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Fibrosarcoma
Diagnosis, Differential
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Epidemiology
medicine
Humans
Survival rate
Myosarcoma
Neoplasm Staging
Retrospective Studies
business.industry
Extremities
Retrospective cohort study
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
United States
Survival Rate
Low Grade Myofibroblastic Sarcoma
Otorhinolaryngology
Head and Neck Neoplasms
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Cohort
Female
Sarcoma
Neoplasm Grading
Differential diagnosis
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
SEER Program
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15314995 and 0023852X
- Volume :
- 127
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Laryngoscope
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....891d9f2c7bc27882209ef2a96c8d33a3
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26146