Prognostic Factors of Salas et al for a Desmoid Tumor

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Salas et al identified prognostic factors associated with survival for a patient with a desmoid tumor. These can help to identify a patient who may benefit from more aggressive management. The authors are from multiple hospitals in France and Switzerland.

Parameters associated with a worse prognosis:

(1) age in years

(2) diameter in cm

(3) location

Parameter	Finding	Points
age in years	>= 37 years	0
	< 37 years	1
diameter in cm	<= 7 cm	0
	> 7 cm	1
location	abdominal wall or intra-abdominal	0
	extra-abdominal	1

where:

• The prognosis for extra-abdominal tumors was worst for distal limb or buttock and was poor for proximal limb tumors.

• The presence of macroscopic residual tumor after surgery was a poor prognostic factor on univariate analysis.

total number of poor prognostic factors =

= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 3

• The higher the score the worse the prognosis

Number of Poor Prognostic Factors	Prognostic Group	10 Year Survival
0 or 1	good	44%
2	fair	31%
3	poor	8%

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ICD-10