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Table 1 Patient demographics (n = 22)

From: The complexity of diagnosing sarcoma in a timely manner: perspectives of health professionals, patients, and carers in Australia

Characteristic

Number

Age at diagnosis (years)

 Mean

43 (SD = 18.53, Min = 15, Max = 78)

Time since diagnosis (months)

 

 Median

32 (SD = 20.07, Min = 5, Max = 74)

Sex

 Male

9

 Female

13

Location

 Metropolitan

16

 Rural

6

Socio-economic status

 

 Low

1

 Moderate

8

 High

13

Tumour location

 Head and neck

2

 Upper extremities

3

 Spine

1

 Torso

1

 Pelvis

4

 Lower extremities

11

Type

 Soft tissue

15

 Bone

6

 Both

1

Histology (Missing = 1)

 Chondrosarcoma

2

 Osteosarcoma

4

 Ewings

2

 Epithelioid

1

 Synovial

2

 Gynaecological

1

 Fibroblastic

1

 Chordoma

1

 Leiomyosarcoma

1

 Pleomorphic dermal

1

 Liposarcoma

1

 Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

3

 Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour

1

Surgery

 Resection

13

 Bone excision

1

 Limb salvage

3

 Amputation

4

 None

1

Additional treatment

 Chemotherapy

10

 Radiation therapy

10

 Hormonal therapy

1

 Targeted therapy

2