Aims: In this study we aimed to determine local recurrence, mortality an d amputation rates in patients presenting with limb and limb girdle soft tissue sarcomas.
Method: A review of all 439 patients presenting with p rimary or recurrent soft tissue sarcomas of limb and limb girdle to the Royal Marsden Hospital between 1989 and 1995 was carried out.
Results: The local recurrence rate was 15.5% and the mortality rate was 30%, with a median follow up of 3.2 years and an overall amputation rate of 4.8%.
Conclusion: The outcome of limb and limb girdle sarcomas in this study i s comparable to those reported elsewhere.