Soft Tissue Sarcoma of Lower Extremity: Functional Outcome and Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have focused on patient-related factors in analyzing long-term functional outcome and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with postoperative lower extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS).

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with postoperative functional outcome and HRQoL in patients with lower extremity STS.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary referral center using the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS), Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (QLQ)-C30 and 15 Dimension (15D) measures. Functional outcome and HRQoL data were collected prospectively. All patients were treated by a multidisciplinary team according to a written treatment protocol.

Results

A total of 141 pat

SUBMITTER: Kask G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8460521 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature