Adductor Compartment STS - Does method of treatment affect outcome? Anup Pradhan, Yiu-Chung Cheung Birmingham Medical School, UK Supervisors: Mr Robert J Grimer Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK Dr Peter Ferguson Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Background Presents late Often large Neurovascular bundle close
Surgical challenge!
Marginal close to femoral vessels
Vessels preserved Big hole !
7 days later… 14 days later…
Aim of the project To assess outcomes at ROH Birmingham Survival Local control Complications Function To compare with a major North American Centre To determine if different treatment methods affected above outcomes
Treatment philosophies in the two Specialist Regional Centres ROH, Birmingham, UK Surgery followed by RT (most cases) MSH, Toronto Surgery preceded by RT (most cases) Frequent use of flaps
Method Prospective databases Study period (Jan 1990 – Jan 2001) Collection of basic data and outcomes demographic data Size, grade (tumour) Treatment methods Survivorship for LR, OS Wound complications TESS for function
Exclusions Metastases at diagnosis Previous treatment elsewhere Patients lost to follow up Unfit for surgery
Patient age distribution P = 0.98 Median Age 55yrs ROH Median Age 56.5yrs MSH
Tumour size at diagnosis P = 0.11 Median = 13cm ROH Median = 9.5cm MSH
FactorROH (n = 64) MSH (n = 62) P- value Mean (median) Age55 (57)55 (56.5)0.98 Mean (median) Size (cm) 13.2 (12.8)11.4 (9.5)0.11 Proportion > 10cm38 (59%)25 (40%)0.03 Proportion of high grade tumours 36 (56%)35 (56%)0.98 Adequate margins46 (72%)44 (71%)0.91 Pre-operative radiotherapy NIL26 (42%) Post-operative radiotherapy 60 (94%)30 (48%) Use of muscle flapsNIL26 (42%) Patient and Treatment Factors
FactorROH (n = 64) MSH (n = 62) P- value Length of stay Wound complications 27 (42%)14 (23%)0.019 Local Recurrence (5 Year) 28%10%0.015 Metastases (5 Year) 51.5%38.8%0.48 Overall survival (5 Year) 58%74%0.13 TESS score72%79%0.18 Outcomes Oncological and Functional Outcomes
Comparing OS between the 2 centres P = yr OS = 74% MSH 5yr OS =57% ROH
Overall survival by grade Low/Intermediate grade High grade P < 0.001
Overall survival by size P = Size ≤ 10cm Size > 10cm
Comparison of OS between pre and post RT groups P = 0.55 (combined data from both centres) Postop RT Preop RT
Comparing LR between the 2 centres P = YLR = 10% 5YLR = 28%
Factor associated with LRROH (p-value) MSH (p-value) Overall (p-value) Grade (high) NS Size (< 10cm)0.23NS Diagnosis (leiomyosarcoma and MPNST vs. others) NS Margins (clear) Age (50 years or over) NS Sex (female) NS Timing of Radiotherapy (post-op) 0.81NS Factors associated with LR
Summary of Overall Findings OS rate = 66% at 5 yrs Significant factors High Grade [HR 5.6, CI 2.3 – 13.5] Size (< 10cm) [HR 0.41, CI 0.21 – 0.81] LR rate = 21% at 5yrs Significant factors Margin Functional outcome Average TESS score – 76% Worse TESS - wound complications(65% vs.79%) - high grade (70% vs. 84%) No association with RT timing
Conclusion OS – unaffected by treatment strategies RT Timing – no affect on OS, LR, and function LR – Higher rate in ROH Positive margins (28%) quality of RT
Acknowledgements SupervisorsMr Rob Grimer Dr Peter Ferguson Mr Seggy Abudu Dr Anthony Griffin Medical Records, ROH, Birmingham Orthopaedic Oncology Team, MSH, Toronto
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