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Table 3 Major-complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥3) of 182 patients with soft tissue sarcoma who underwent sarcoma resection

From: Patient’s quality of life after surgery and radiotherapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma - a retrospective single-center study over ten years

Major-complications

no RT

(n = 75)

neoadjuvant RCT (n = 89)

adjuvant RT (n = 13)

No

69 (93%)

63 (72%)

12 (92%)

Yes

5 (7%)

25 (28%)

1 (8%)

 Necrosis

 

8

 

 Wound healing disorders and Infections

4

9

 

 Thrombosis

1

1

1

 Bleedings

 

3

 

 Other

 

4

 

p-value (Fisher-test)

< 0.001a

0.169b

0.265c

  1. a neoadjuvant vs. no radiotherapy; b adjuvant vs. no radiotherapy; c neoadjuvant vs. adjuvant radiotherapy