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Outcomes of plastic surgical reconstruction in extremity and truncal soft tissue sarcoma: Results from the US Sarcoma Collaborative. Journal of surgical oncology Thalji, S. Z., Ethun, C. G., Tsai, S., Gamblin, T. C., Clarke, C. N., Bedi, M., King, D., LoGiudice, J., Poultsides, G., Grignol, V. P., Tseng, J., Votanopoulos, K., Fields, R. C., Cardona, K., Mogal, H. 2022

Abstract

This study aimed to define how utilization of plastic surgical reconstruction (PSR) affects perioperative outcomes, locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRRFS), and overall survival (OS) after radical resection of extremity and truncal soft tissue sarcoma (ETSTS). The secondary aim was to determine factors associated with PSR.Patients who underwent resection of ETSTS between 2000 and 2016 were identified from a multi-institutional database. PSR was defined as complex primary closure requiring a plastic surgeon, skin graft, or tissue-flap reconstruction. Outcomes included PSR utilization, postoperative complications, LRRFS, and OS.Of 2750 distinct operations, 1060 (38.55%) involved PSR. Tissue-flaps (854, 80.57%) were most commonly utilized. PSR was associated with a higher proportion of R0 resections (83.38% vs. 74.42%, p?

View details for DOI 10.1002/jso.27169

View details for PubMedID 36477427