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Unplanned excision of extremity soft tissue sarcoma in Korea: A nationwide study based on a claims registry

PLoS ONE, ISSN: 1932-6203, Vol: 10, Issue: 8, Page: e0134354
2015
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  • Citations
    7
  • Captures
    23
  • Mentions
    1
    • Blog Mentions
      1
      • Blog
        1
  • Social Media
    20
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      20
      • Facebook
        20

Article Description

Unplanned excision of extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is common and has detrimental effects not only on patients' oncologic outcomes but also on functional and economic issues. However, no study has analyzed a nationwide population-based database. To estimate the incidence and treatment pattern of unplanned excision in extremity STS in the Korean population, a nationwide epidemiologic study was performed using the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database, a centralized nationwide healthcare claims registry of Korea that covers the entire Korean population. Among 1,517 patients with extremity STS in the 4-year study period, 553 (36.5%) underwent unplanned excision (unplanned group). About 80% of unplanned excisions were performed in tertiary or general hospitals. Of the unplanned group, 240 (43.4%) underwent re-excision with or without radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy, and 51 (9.2%) did not undergo re-excision but were treated with radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy; whereas, 262 (47.4%) did not undergo any further treatment following unplanned excision. This study is the first nationwide population-based study on the unplanned excision of extremity STS. The results may have implications in establishing preventive or therapeutic measures to reduce the burden of unplanned excision of extremity STS. Copyright:

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Seungcheol Kang; Han-Soo Kim; Ilkyu Han; Zhenfeng Duan

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Multidisciplinary

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