Abstract
We analyzed 33 cases of soft tissue sarcoma observed at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University during the course of 24 years (1980-2004), and retrospectively investigated 32 cases using the FNCLCC grading system and the AJCC Staging System. The current results indicate a correlation between these grading and staging systems and prognosis. We suggest these systems are useful for estimating the clinical prognosis in patients with soft tissue sarcoma. [Skin Cancer (Japan) 2006; 21: 220-225]
