Sarcomas in the United States: Recent trends and a call for improved staging.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Sarcomas represent a heterogeneous group of tumors, and there is lack of data describing contemporary changes in patterns of care. We evaluated the epidemiology of sarcomas over 12 recent years.

Methods

The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database was queried for sarcoma cases from 2002-2014. Patient, tumor and treatment factors, and trends over time were studied overall and by subtype. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models and 5-year survival and cause-specific mortality (CSM) were summarized.

Results

There were 78,527 cases of sarcomas with an overall incidence of 7.1 cases per 100,000 people, increasing from 6.8 in 2002 to 7.7 in 2014. Sarcoma NOS(14.8%) and soft tissue(43.4%) were the most common histo

SUBMITTER: Gage MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497437 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature