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Between 1971 and 1980, Kyushu University, Jikei University and the NCCH collected 1556 cases of STS, which were classified (in decreasing order) as: malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) (305 cases, 19.6%); liposarcoma (LS) (220 cases, 14.1%); rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) (210 cases, 13.5%); and leiomyosarcoma (LMS) (125 cases, 8.0%), unclassified STS (111 cases, 7.1%).(1) These tumors appeared as predominant in various age groups. MFH and LMS predominated in late adult life (mean age, 59 and 57.5 years, respectively); LS in middle adult life (mean age 48.5 years); and RMS, especially of the embryonal type, in childhood. Although many tumor types had a slight predilection for males, LMS, malignant schwannoma and alveolar soft part sarcoma were more frequent in females. The most common primary site for each tumor type in Japan does not differ with that in other countries. An organization of five orthopedic institutions (2) reported a study on 414 patients with STS treated between 1972 and 1983. (3) The 5-year cumulative survival rates were, in the order of whole STS’s, LS, MFH, LMS and RMS, 55.8%, 73.7%, 63.0%, 32.4% and 26.8%, respectively.
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Furuse, K. (1988). Soft Tissue Sarcomas — Japanese Experience. In: Ryan, J.R., Baker, L.O. (eds) Recent Concepts in Sarcoma Treatment. Developments in Oncology, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2691-2_23
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