Table 1 Baseline and demographic data of the included patients
Characteristics | Study patients (n = 30) |
|---|---|
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 25.4 ± 14.2 |
Gender (n, %) | |
Males | 19 (63.3%) |
Females | 11 (36.7%) |
Skeletal maturity (n, %) | |
Mature | 24 (80%) |
Immature | 6 (20%) |
Tumor location (n, %) | |
Distal humerus | 21 (70%) |
Proximal radius | 5 (16.7%) |
Proximal ulna | 4 (13.3%) |
Recurrent at presentation (n, %) | |
De novo | 21 (70%) |
Recurrent | 9 (30%) |
Histopathological diagnosis (n, %) | |
Ewing sarcoma | 8 (26.7%) |
Osteosarcoma | 5 (16.7%) |
Chondrosarcoma | 4 (13.3%) |
Synovial sarcoma | 4 (13.3%) |
Giant cell tumor | 3 (10%) |
Angiosarcoma | 2 (6.7%) |
Epithelioid sarcoma | 1 (3.3%) |
Parosteal osteosarcoma | 1 (3.3%) |
Osteoblastoma | 1 (3.3%) |
Aneurysmal bone cyst | 1 (3.3%) |
Pathological fractures (n, %) | |
No | 28 (93.3%) |
Yes | 2 (6.7%) |