Callegaro et al reported 2 nomograms for predicting outcomes of a patient with a soft tissue sarcoma of an extremity. One nomogram predicts distant metastases. The authors are from multiple institutions in Europe, the United States and Canada.
Patient selection: localized soft tissue sarcoma of an extremity
Parameters:
(1) maximum diameter in cm
(2) histologic grade
(3) histologic type
Diameter |
Points |
1 to 10 |
(-0.4363 * ((diam)^2)) + (12.13 * (diam)) - 12.56 |
10 to 35 |
(-0.01046 * ((diam)^2)) + (1.85 * (diam)) + 47.79 |
Parameter |
Finding |
Points |
grade |
Grade 1 |
0 |
|
Grade 2 |
43.1 |
|
Grade 3 |
58.3 |
type |
myxoid liposarcoma |
6.1 |
|
undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) |
15.5 |
|
dedifferentiated or pleomorphic liposarcoma |
7.6 |
|
myxofibrosarcoma |
0 |
|
MPNST |
18.6 |
|
other |
24.1 |
|
leiomyosarcoma |
39.5 |
|
synovial sarcoma |
29.4 |
|
vascular sarcoma |
39.5 |
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 238.8
Score |
Value of X |
2 to 123 |
(0.03086 * (score)) - 4.718 |
123 to 196 |
(0.0003295 * ((score)^2)) - (0.05389 * (score)) + 0.8088 |
Total Score |
10-Year Risk Distant Metastases |
<= 196 |
1/ (1 + EXP((-1) * X)) |
> 196 |
> 95% |
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.76.
Specialty: Hematology Oncology