Survival changes in Patients with Synovial Sarcoma, 1983-2012.

ABSTRACT: Background: Synovial sarcoma (SyS) is a rare malignancy that typically invades the extremities and occurs predominantly in adolescents. Studies on incidence and survival in SyS that were based on a large population had not been reported yet. Methods: To evaluate changes in incidence and survival in SyS over three decades, we accessed data on SyS cases in each decade between 1983 and 2012 (1983-1992, 1993-2002, and 2003-2012) from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. The survival difference between decades, age groups, sexes, race, pathologic types, sites, stages and socioeconomic status (SES) over three decades were accessed by comparing Kaplan-Meier curves. Results: We located 2,070 SyS cases in 18 SEER registry regions between 1983 and 201

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5556638 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature