Epithelioid sarcoma epidemiology and demographics
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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
Epithelioid sarcoma is a very rare disease. The incidence of epithelioid sarcoma increases between ages of 10 and 39 and the average age at presentation is 27 years. Males are more commonly affected with epithelioid sarcoma than females. Epithelioid sarcoma of the upper extremity usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
- The incidence of epithelioid sarcoma increases between ages of 10 and 39 and the average age at presentation is 27 years.[1]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with epithelioid sarcoma than females.[2] The male to female ratio is approximately 1.8:1.
Race
- Epithelioid sarcoma of upper extremity usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race.
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.