06 January 2023 : Clinical Research
Systematic Review of Published Cases of Primary Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Spine
Weiran Hu1ABCG, Xiaonan Wu12ABE, Haohao Ma1CDF, Hongqiang Wang1BDE, Xinge Shi1BC, Kai Zhang1AF, Yanzheng Gao1AEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938416
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938416
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the spinal epithelioid sarcoma.
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 16/7 |
| Age (year) | 33.7±14.1 |
| Distal/proximal | 1/5 |
| Onset time (months) | 6.5±5.8 |
| Symptom | |
| Pain | 23 (100%) |
| Weakness | 5 (21.7%) |
| Paralysis | 2 (8.6%) |
| Size (cm) | 6.8±3.1 |
| Location | |
| Cervical | 5 (21.7%) |
| Thoracic | 9 (39.1%) |
| Lumbar | 9 (39.1%) |
| Surgery method | |
| En bloc | 5 (21.7%) |
| Piecemeal resection | 9 (39.1%) |
| Partial resection | 9 (39.1%) |
| Survival time(months) | 18.7±13.8 |