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* The incidence of epithelioid sarcoma increases between ages of 10 and 39 and the average age of presentation was 27 years. | * The incidence of epithelioid sarcoma increases between ages of 10 and 39 and the average age of presentation was 27 years.<ref name="pmid25821397">{{cite journal| author=Jacobs AJ, Michels R, Stein J, Levin AS| title=Improvement in Overall Survival from Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma over Twenty Years. | journal=Sarcoma | year= 2015 | volume= 2015 | issue= | pages= 279601 | pmid=25821397 | doi=10.1155/2015/279601 | pmc=PMC4363656 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25821397 }} </ref> | ||
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* Males are more commonly affected with epithelioid sarcoma than female.<ref name="ArcherBrown1984">{{cite journal|last1=Archer|first1=I|last2=Brown|first2=R|last3=Fitton|first3=J|title=Epithelioid sarcoma in the hand|journal=The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Volume|volume=9|issue=2|year=1984|pages=207–209|issn=02667681|doi=10.1016/S0266-7681(84)80035-2}}</ref> The male to female ratio is approximately 1.8:1. | * Males are more commonly affected with epithelioid sarcoma than female.<ref name="ArcherBrown1984">{{cite journal|last1=Archer|first1=I|last2=Brown|first2=R|last3=Fitton|first3=J|title=Epithelioid sarcoma in the hand|journal=The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Volume|volume=9|issue=2|year=1984|pages=207–209|issn=02667681|doi=10.1016/S0266-7681(84)80035-2}}</ref> The male to female ratio is approximately 1.8:1. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Incidence
Case Fatality Rate
Age
- The incidence of epithelioid sarcoma increases between ages of 10 and 39 and the average age of presentation was 27 years.[1]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with epithelioid sarcoma than female.[2] The male to female ratio is approximately 1.8:1.
Race
- Epithelioid sarcoma of upper extremity usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race.
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Jacobs AJ, Michels R, Stein J, Levin AS (2015). "Improvement in Overall Survival from Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma over Twenty Years". Sarcoma. 2015: 279601. doi:10.1155/2015/279601. PMC 4363656. PMID 25821397.
- ↑ Archer, I; Brown, R; Fitton, J (1984). "Epithelioid sarcoma in the hand". The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Volume. 9 (2): 207–209. doi:10.1016/S0266-7681(84)80035-2. ISSN 0266-7681.