TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH PELVIC CHONDROSARCOMA

Abstract

The purpose of the study : to evaluate the efficacy of surgical and combined modality treatment in patients with pelvic chondrosarcoma. Materials and methods . The study included 52 patients with pelvic chondrosarcoma. Forty-two (81 %) patients had well-differentiated and 10 (19 %) patients had poorly differentiated chondrosarcoma. Sixteen (30 %) patients underwent interiliac-abdominal resection of the pelvis and 36 (70 %) patients were treated with organ-preserving surgery. Of the patients treated with organpreserving surgery, 22 (61 %) patients underwent reconstructive surgery. The follow-up period was 45 months (range, 8 –18 months). Results . Positive resection margins were found in 8 (15 %) patients. Postoperative complications were observed in 13 (25 %) patients. The median MSTS score was 92 % (range, 62–100%) for 14 (27 %) patients, who underwent surgery without reconstruction and 67 % (range, 40–95 %) for 22 (61 %) patients, who underwent reconstructive surgery. For 16 (30 %) patients, who underwent interiliacabdominal resection of the pelvis, the median MSTS score was 45 % (range, 25–68 %). Disease progression was observed in 16 (31 %) patients. The overall 5-year survival rate was 75 % and the 5-yaer disease-free survival rate was 60 %. Conclusion . The oncology and functional outcomes are consistent with other recent studies, which indicate that organ-preserving surgery may be an appropriate approach in the treatment of patients with pelvic chondrosarcoma.