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Table 2 Clinical outcomes of the patients

From: Minimally invasive surgery using intraoperative electron-beam radiotherapy for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities with tendon involvement

No.

Radiation doses

Cone size (cm)

Size of irradiated lesion (cm)

Margin status

Reconstruction of the skin defect

Follow-up period (months)

Oncologic result

Limb function (ISOLS)

Complication (RTOG grade)

1

25 Gy

15

8 × 3

Positive

No

63

AWD

77

rec., restricted ROM of the wrist (grade 1)

2

35 Gy

15

12 × 4

Positive

Free vascularized flap

67

CDF

100

None

3

35 Gy

10

8 × 4

Positive

Free vascularized flap

56

CDF

100

Partial flap necrosis

4

50 Gy

10

8 × 4

Negative

Pedicle flap

36

CDF

100

None

5

35 Gy

15

10 × 4

Positive

Free vascularized flap

27

CDF

97

Restricted extension of the wrist joint

  1. Margin status: surgical margin when tumor was resected
  2. AWD alive with disease, CDF continuous disease free, rec. recurrence, ROM range of motion, ISOLS Scoring System of International Society of Limb Salvage, RTOG radiation therapy oncology group