Prognostic significance of microscopic tumor extension in local recurrence of myxofibrosarcoma and undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

Song, Bong Keun; Lee, Kyuho; Lee, Cheol; Moon, Kyung Chul

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“…The literature describes that failure of the primary surgical resection to achieve adequate negative margins can be a predictor of poorer prognosis [ 6 , 8 , 27 ]. The infiltrative nature of MFS as seen in histological observations and MRI findings [ 1 , 6 , 7 , 28 ] demonstrates the difficulties of obtaining adequate negative margins. Given the importance of accurate MFS diagnosis and surgical resection margins, an intraoperative assessment might be a necessary step.…”

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Oncological Outcomes in Patients with Appendicular Myxofibrosarcomas: A Retrospective Study

Lee

Guertin

Summers

et al. 2021

Journal of Oncology

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Background. Myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) is notorious for its infiltrative growth pattern, making wide excisions difficult to achieve. Our objective was to assess the impact of surgical margins and other factors that affected rates of local recurrence (LR), distant metastasis (DM), and overall survival (OS) of individuals undergoing resection for MFS. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 209 patients with appendicular soft tissue sarcomas between January 2012 and June 2018. Of these, 29 patients (14%) were diagnosed with myxofibrosarcoma. These patients underwent a total of 33 resections. The pathological analyses were conducted by an experienced musculoskeletal (MSK) pathologist. Demographics data, operative details, adjuvant therapy, and oncological outcomes were assessed. Results. Of the 29 patients (33 resections), the overall LR rate was 24% (7/29) and the 2-year LR rate was 17% (5/29). Factors associated with negative oncological outcomes were as follows: tumor size ≤10 cm (2-year local recurrence-free rates (LRFRs), 65%; 95% CI, 44–86%; p = 0.02 ) and positive surgical margins grouped with surgical margins ≤0.1 cm (hazard ratio (HR), 11.74; 95% CI, 1.41–97.74; p = 0.02 ). Chemotherapy and radiotherapy together increased the 2-year LRFR (LRFR, 100%; 95% CI, 100%, p = 0.001 ). Two-year DM and OS rates were 15% and 79%, respectively. Female gender was a predictor of distant metastasis. Local recurrence had a negative impact on overall survival. Intraoperative analysis of resection margin accuracy was 75% (12/16) when non-MSK pathologists were involved but 100% accurate (12/12) when analyzed by an MSK pathologist. Conclusion. Myxofibrosarcomas showed high LR rates after treatment. Close margins (≤0.1 cm) should be considered as a risk factor for LR, and LR is associated with negative overall survival. Neoadjuvant therapy in terms of combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy associates with decreased LR rates. If intraoperative assessment of margins is to be done, it should be performed by an experienced MSK pathologist.

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Oncological Outcomes in Patients with Appendicular Myxofibrosarcomas: A Retrospective Study

Lee

Guertin

Summers

et al. 2021

Journal of Oncology

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“…Since this kind of tumor is apt to recurrence and metastasis, margin-negative surgical resection is the most effective therapy. Insufficient tumor-free margins are associated with a high risk of local recurrence and, hence, a poor prognosis [15,16]. The role of radiation therapy and chemotherapy on the treatment of primary MFS remains uncertain.…”

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Multiple recurrent myxofibrosarcoma of the orbit: case report and review of the literature

Wang

et al. 2020

BMC Ophthalmol

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Background Although myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) is the most common mesenchymal tumor, occurrence in the orbit is extremely rare. A characteristic clinical feature of MFS is its propensity for local recurrence (LR). Still, none of published literature has described the entire clinical course of multiple recurrences of MFS in the orbit. Here we present an unusual case in which a patient with multiple recurrences of MFS in the orbit followed-up for 5 years. We describe its clinical-pathological correlation, treatment, and prognosis. Case presentation A 70-year-old woman sought treatment for a year history of right upper eyelid swelling in May 2014. Since then, she underwent three surgical procedures in the right orbit in the same region (in 2014, 2016, and 2017). The pathology analysis of the three surgical tissue samples was consistent with myxofibrosarcoma, characterized by spindle-shaped cells and variably myxoid stroma. In the 2 years follow-up after the third surgery, there was no evidence of tumor recurrence. Conclusion Myxofibrosarcoma of the orbit is extremely rare. Since few reports are available in the literature, the diagnosis and management of the orbit myxofibrosarcoma is still a challenge to ophthalmologists. Histopathology is highly valuable in the diagnosis. As a clinical characteristic, the lesions have a high risk of local recurrence; therefore, aggressive resection and careful postoperative follow-up are paramount.

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“…Our primary study outcomes were local recurrence rates, stratified by histologically defined surgical margins. The surgical margin was measured on histologic slides in millimeters from the resection surface to the nearest viable tumor [11,28]. The histologic status of the surgical margin was defined as microscopically positive (0 mm), negative (# 1 mm), and negative (> 1 mm).…”

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Is the Thickness of the Margin Associated With Local Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Myxofibrosarcoma?

Yurtbay

Say

Dabak

2023

Clin Orthop Relat Res

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Background Myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) is a spectrum of aggressive soft tissue fibroblastic neoplasms characterized by variable myxoid stroma, pleomorphism, and a distinctive curved vascular pattern; these tumors are associated with a high likelihood of recurrence. Better local tumor control (a tumor-free margin) is believed to be important to minimize the risk of recurrence, but the effect of surgical resection margin status on local recurrence and survival in MFS is not as well-characterized as it might be. Questions/purposes (1) Is margin width associated with local recurrence? (2) Is there a relationship between greater margin thickness and improved overall and disease-free survival (DFS)? (3) Is worsening French Federation of Cancer Centers grade associated with local recurrence and poorer overall survival? Methods Using a database of patients with bone and soft tissue tumors at a tertiary university hospital, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 282 patients who had soft tissue sarcomas and who had been surgically treated by a multidisciplinary bone and soft tissue tumor care team between January 2010 and December 2021. Of these 282 patients, 38 were identified as having MFS. Patients who received surgical care for MFS outside our institution (unplanned resection) (four patients) and whose surgical margins were not reported as microscopic numerical data (10) were excluded from the analysis. We estimated survival and local recurrence and examined factors potentially influencing these outcomes. Patient demographics, tumor characteristics, surgical margin distance (in mm), and disease-related outcomes were recorded. The minimum follow-up was 3 months (median 41.5 months, range 3 to 128 months). Results Overall 1-year local recurrence-free rates were 66.7% (95% CI 50% to 88%). Patients with positive margins were more likely to have local recurrence than patients with negative margins (HR 10.91 [95% CI 2.61 to 45.66]; p = 0.001). Patients with an inadequate margin (positive margin or a negative margin of 1 mm or less) had a greater risk of local recurrence (HR 9.96 [95% CI 1.22 to 81.44]; p = 0.032). Patients with positive margins or margins less than or equal to 1 mm had worse 2-year local recurrence-free survival than did those with margins of greater than 1 mm (46.9% [95% CI 16% to 76%] versus 91.7% [95% CI 75% to 100%]; p = 0.005). The mean overall survival was 98 months (95% CI 77.2 to 118.8). The Kaplan-Meier overall 1-, 2- and 5-year estimated rates of survival were 88% (95% CI 75% to 100%), 79.2% (95% CI 64.5% to 97.2%), and 73.5% (95% CI 57.2 % to 94.5%), respectively. Positive surgical margins were associated with decreased overall survival (HR 6.96 [95% CI 1.39 to 34.89]; p = 0.018). There was a mean DFS time of 4.25 months (95% CI 0.92 to 7.59) in microscopically positive patients, 75.5 months (95% CI 37.47 to 113.53) in patients with margins 1 mm or less, and 118 months (95% CI 99.23 to 136.77) in patients with margins over 1 mm. There was a statistical difference between DFS times according to surgical margin classification (p < 0.001). With the numbers we had, we could not detect any difference between the histologic grades determined by the French Federation of Cancer Centers grading system in terms of local recurrence (HR 3.80 [95% CI 0.76 to 18.94]; p = 0.103) and overall survival (HR 6.91 [95% CI 0.79 to 60.13]; p = 0.080). Tumor size was the prognostic factor associated with a higher local recurrence rate among all factors analyzed as univariate (HR 1.18 [95% CI 1.05 to 1.32]; p = 0.004). Conclusion A surgical procedure with a sufficient negative surgical margin distance appears to be associated with a lower proportion of patients who experience a local recurrence and is associated with overall patient survival. It is difficult to define what a sufficient margin is, but in our patients, it appears to be greater than 1 mm. Level of Evidence Level III, therapeutic study.

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Prognostic significance of microscopic tumor extension in local recurrence of myxofibrosarcoma and undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

Cited by 14 publications

References 27 publications

Oncological Outcomes in Patients with Appendicular Myxofibrosarcomas: A Retrospective Study

Oncological Outcomes in Patients with Appendicular Myxofibrosarcomas: A Retrospective Study

Multiple recurrent myxofibrosarcoma of the orbit: case report and review of the literature

Is the Thickness of the Margin Associated With Local Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Myxofibrosarcoma?

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