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Predictive factors and a novel nomogram for recurrence of primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Comprehensive analysis of 128 cases

  • Authors:
    • Zhi-Yuan Yu
    • Jing-Wang Gao
    • Na Liu
    • Si-Xin Zhou
    • Xu-Dong Zhao
    • Pei-Yu Li
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  • Published online on: April 28, 2023     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2023.13843
  • Article Number: 257
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Abstract

Since primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma (PRPLS) is rare in the clinic, related clinical studies are lacking. The present study was designed to investigate the predictive factors of short‑term (≤1 year) recurrence (STR) and construct a novel nomogram of local recurrence‑free survival (LRFS) for surgically resected PRPLS. A total of 128 PRPLS cases who underwent radical surgery were retrospectively analyzed. Based on the interval from the operation to tumor recurrence, the predictors of STR were screened using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Cox proportional hazard regression models were applied to identify the predictors of LRFS. Furthermore, the independent predictors acquired from multivariate analyses were used to construct a nomogram. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age ≥55 years [odds ratio (OR)=5.607, P=0.010], operative time ≥260 min (OR=9.716, P=0.005) and tumor necrosis (OR=3.781, P=0.037) were independent risk factors of STR for PRPLS. In the Cox regression analysis, clinical symptoms [hazard ratio (HR)=1.746, P=0.017], resection method (OR=0.370, P=0.021) and de‑differentiated histological subtype (HR=1.975, P=0.048) were identified as independent predictors of LRFS. Subsequently, the independent predictors acquired from multivariate analyses were used to construct a nomogram for LRFS. Age, operative time, tumor necrosis, clinical symptoms, resection method and histological subtype were related to recurrence for surgically resected PRPLS and a novel nomogram was constructed based on the above predictors.

Introduction

As the most common primary retroperitoneal malignancy, primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma (PRPLS) originates from the adipose tissue in the retroperitoneal space. Although PRPLS accounts for <0.1% of all malignant tumors, it has hidden clinical symptoms and rapid progress (13). Therefore, most PRPLS tumors are huge and have a complex relationship with adjacent organs, making the operation difficult and frequently requiring combined organ resection. The features of multicentric origin lead to a high local recurrence rate of PRPLS and most patients with PRPLS have a history of repeated surgery during the disease course. Although the tumor resection rate is gradually increased due to the continuous improvement of surgical technology and methods, the 5-year local recurrence rate of PRPLS is still up to 20–75% and this is also the main cause of death for PRPLS cases (35). Identifying the risk factors for neoplasm recurrence and carrying out targeted prevention and treatment are the focus and difficulties of current clinical research.

To date, the mechanisms of PRPLS recurrence have remained largely elusive and the following factors are considered to have a role (68). First, the huge tumor volume and dense adhesion lead to the disappearance of the anatomical space between the surrounding structures with the tumor capsule and this change may increase the operative difficulty and result in an increased probability of residual tumor tissue or capsule. Furthermore, the tumor's invasion of internal organs, blood vessels or nerves may make the complete resection of PRPLS difficult. In addition, PRPLS is similar to normal adipose tissue and lobulated retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RPLS) is easy to be considered as multiple tumors and resected in pieces, which may lead to residual tumor tissue.

Since PRPLS is rare in the clinic, related clinical studies are lacking (912). Wu et al (9) revealed that pathological subtype and histological grade were associated with local recurrence, and histological grade could be used as an independent marker. In the study by Yan et al (10), increased intraoperative bleeding and poor tumor classification were proved to be associated with a poor prognosis of PRPLS. Furthermore, Sun et al (11) found that age, recurrence, tumor site and tumor necrosis were useful markers of RPLS prognosis. However, published studies were designed for both primary and local recurrent RPLS, and the short- and long-term recurrence of tumors were not carefully distinguished (12,13). Prognostic factor analysis of short-term (≤1 year) recurrence (STR) and nomogram construction for PRPLS were both lacking. Therefore, the present study was performed to explore the predictors of STR and construct a novel nomogram of local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) for surgically resected PRPLS.

Materials and methods

Study participants

Patients with PRPLS who underwent radical operation at the First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital (Beijing, China) were included in this retrospective observational study. Relevant clinical data were collected using an electronic medical record (EMR) system. The inclusion criteria were as follows: i) Primary tumor with radical surgery (R0 resection) at our unit; ii) tumor originated from the retroperitoneal soft tissue and postoperative pathology confirmed liposarcoma; and iii) hospitalization period from January 2008 to December 2021. The exclusion criteria were as follows: i) Recurrent cases; ii) patients who did not undergo surgery, underwent palliative surgery (R2 resection) or with positive postoperative margin (R1 resection); iii) patients who died from surgical complications or other causes; and iv) cases lost to follow-up or refused to participate. This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital.

Data collection and outcome evaluation

The following case data were collected from the EMR system: Sex, age, body mass index (BMI), preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), abdominal operation history, clinical symptoms, tumor resection method, combined organ excision, operative time, intraoperative bleeding, application of intraperitoneal chemotherapy drug, transfer to intensive care unit (ICU), tumor diameter, multiple primary tumors, tumor shape, tumor capsule, histological subtype and tumor necrosis. The case data were acquired in three categories: Demographic characteristics, surgical characteristics and pathological characteristics. The preoperative clinical symptoms observed in the present study included abdominal pain and distension, gastrointestinal obstruction, back pain and lower limb paresthesia, which were caused by tumor compression or invasion. The sampling time to determine the preoperative NLR was 2–3 days prior to the surgery. Combined organ resection was selected if the tumor had invaded surrounding organs and piecemeal resection was considered only when complete resection was not feasible. A negative resection margin was defined as R0 resection and procedures with a positive postoperative margin were considered an R1 resection. R2 resection (palliative) was considered if there was any residual tumor observed during an operation. The intraperitoneal chemotherapy drug used in this study was mainly implantable sustained-release fluorouracil, which was placed in the abdominal cavity prior to closure. The tumor diameter was expressed as the largest tumor diameter after the postoperative assessment.

Postoperative follow-up

In the present study, patients had a follow-up every 3–4 months in the first 2 years after the surgery and every 6 months thereafter. During the follow-up period, routine physical examination and abdominopelvic magnetic resonance imaging or computerized tomography were performed to evaluate the recurrence of RPLS. Based on the interval from operation to neoplasm recurrence, the included PRPLS cases were divided into an STR (≤1 year) group and non-STR (>1 year) group. LRFS was defined as the period from radical operation to local recurrence.

Statistical analysis

SPSS software (version 26.0; IBM Corporation) and R software (version 4.2.2) were used for the statistical analyses. Categorical data were expressed as n (%) and compared using the two-sided χ2 test. The median (interquartile range, IQR) was used to illustrate continuous variables and comparison among groups was performed using the Mann-Whitney U-test. In addition, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of continuous outcomes were drawn and dichotomous outcomes were obtained based on cut-off values. Subsequently, binary logistic regression analysis and Cox proportional hazard regression analysis were conducted to determine the predictors of STR and LRFS, respectively. Variables with P<0.15 in the univariate analysis were included in the multivariate analysis and variables with P<0.05 in the multivariate analysis were considered independent predictors. LRFS rates were estimated based on the Kaplan-Meier method and were compared between groups by the log-rank test. A nomogram was constructed using the independent predictors, aiming to predict 1-, 3- and 5-year LRFS of surgically resected PRPLS.

Results

Patient selection

Initially, 396 patients with pathologically confirmed RPLS were retrieved using the EMR system. Of these, 64 did not undergo radical surgery, 196 were recurrent cases, three died from surgical complications or other causes and five were lost to follow-up. After excluding these patients, the data from the remaining 128 patients were finally included in the present analysis. At a median follow-up time of 30.0 (IQR, 14.3-67.5) months, 94 patients (73.4%) had tumor recurrence and 28 (21.9%) experienced STR (Fig. 1). The 1-, 3- and 5-year LRFS rates were 78.1, 47.3 and 35.5%, respectively.

Logistic regression analysis for STR

According to the interval from surgery to neoplasm recurrence, the 128 PRPLS cases were divided into the STR (n=28) and non-STR (n=100) group. The demographic, surgical and pathological characteristics of the two groups were compared and statistically significant differences were found in preoperative NLR (P=0.040), clinical symptoms (P=0.012), resection method (P=0.034), operative time (P=0.015), intraoperative blood loss (P=0.002), transfer to ICU (P=0.003), tumor capsule (P=0.001), histological subtype (P=0.006) and tumor necrosis (P<0.001) (Table I). In addition, ROC curves of continuous outcomes were drawn and dichotomous outcomes were obtained based on cut-off values, including age (≥55 or <55 years), BMI (≥23 or <23 kg/m2), preoperative NLR (≥2.38, or <2.38), operative time (≥260 or <260 min), intraoperative blood loss (≥1,200 or <1,200 ml) and tumor diameter (≥20 or <20 cm) (Fig. S1). Of these converted variables, age (≥55 vs. <55 years; P=0.015), preoperative NLR (≥2.38 vs. <2.38; P=0.005), operative time (≥260 vs. <260 min; P<0.001) and intraoperative blood loss (≥1,200 vs. <1,200 ml; P=0.001) were associated with STR. Subsequently, the variables of age (≥55 vs. <55 years), preoperative NLR (≥2.38 vs. <2.38), clinical symptoms, resection method, operative time (≥260 vs. <260 min), intraoperative blood loss (≥1,200 vs. <1,200 ml), transfer to ICU, intact tumor capsule, histological subtype and tumor necrosis were further included in a multivariate logistic regression analysis. The multivariate analysis revealed that age ≥55 years [odds ratio (OR)=5.607, P=0.010], operative time ≥260 min (OR=9.716, P=0.005) and tumor necrosis (OR=3.781, P=0.037) were independent risk factors of STR (Table II). In addition, the above three variables were included in a multivariate logistic regression model for further analysis and the re-analysis also indicated that age ≥55 years (OR=5.421, P=0.003), operative time ≥260 min (OR=10.524, P<0.001) and tumor necrosis (OR=7.231, P<0.001) were independent risk factors (Table III).

Table I.

Characteristics of included primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma cases in STR group and non-STR group.

Table I.

Characteristics of included primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma cases in STR group and non-STR group.

VariableTotal (n=128)STR group (n=28)Non-STR group (n=100)P-value
Sex 0.840
  Male71 (55.5)16 (57.1)55 (55.0)
  Female57 (44.5)12 (42.9)45 (45.0)
Age, years54 (48, 64)59 (51, 65)53 (47, 62)0.076
BMI, kg/m223.55 (21.49, 25.24)23.55 (21.08, 24.66)23.55 (21.57, 25.44)0.614
Preoperative NLR2.99 (1.95, 3.58)3.57 (2.56, 3.74)2.72 (1.74, 3.58)0.040
Previous abdominal surgery 0.697
  Yes31 (24.2)6 (21.4)25 (25.0)
  No97 (75.8)22 (78.6)75 (75.0)
Clinical symptoms 0.012
  Yes74 (57.8)22 (78.6)52 (52.0)
  No54 (42.2)6 (21.4)48 (48.0)
Resection method 0.034
  Piecemeal9 (7.0)5 (17.9)4 (4.0)
  Complete119 (93.0)23 (82.1)96 (96.0)
Combined organ excision 0.082
  Yes73 (57.0)20 (71.4)53 (53.0)
  No55 (43.0)8 (28.6)47 (47.0)
Operative time, min184 (140, 240)209 (163, 280)178 (136, 235)0.015
Intraoperative blood loss, ml475 (200, 1000)900 (313, 1800)400 (200, 875)0.002
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy drug application 0.810
  Yes62 (48.4)13 (46.4)49 (49.0)
  No66 (51.6)15 (53.6)51 (51.0)
Transfer to ICU 0.003
  Yes25 (19.5)11 (39.3)14 (14.0)
  No103 (80.5)17 (60.7)86 (86.0)
Pathological characteristics
Tumor diameter, cm25.0 (18.6, 32.0)25.8 (19.0, 32.8)25 (18.6, 32)0.723
Multiple primary tumors 0.338
  Yes24 (18.8)7 (25.0)17 (17.0)
  No104 (81.2)21 (75.0)83 (83.0)
Tumor shape 0.908
  Irregular40 (31.3)9 (32.1)31 (31.0)
  Regular88 (68.7)19 (67.9)69 (69.0)
Tumor capsule 0.001
  Intact98 (76.6)15 (53.6)83 (83.0)
  Broken30 (23.4)13 (46.4)17 (17.0)
Histological subtype 0.006
  Well-differentiated45 (35.2)5 (17.9)40 (40.0)
  De-differentiated18 (14.1)9 (32.1)9 (9.0)
  Other subtypes65 (50.7)14 (50.0)51 (51.0)
Tumor necrosis <0.001
  Yes36 (28.1)16 (57.1)20 (20.0)
  No92 (71.9)12 (42.9)80 (80.0)

[i] Values are expressed as the median (lower quartile, upper quartile) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables. STR, short-term recurrence; BMI, body mass index; NLR, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; ICU, intensive care unit.

Table II.

Multivariate analysis of predictors for short-term (≤1 year) recurrence.

Table II.

Multivariate analysis of predictors for short-term (≤1 year) recurrence.

Variableβ coefficientOR (95% CI)P-value
Age ≥55 years1.7245.607 (1.517-20.726)0.010
Preoperative NLR ≥2.381.4164.121 (0.889-19.096)0.070
Clinical symptoms1.0002.717 (0.760-9.714)0.124
Complete resection−0.8120.444 (0.066-3.007)0.406
Combined organ excision−0.3080.735 (0.214-2.528)0.625
Operative time ≥260 min2.2749.716 (1.975-47.791)0.005
Intraoperative blood loss ≥1,200 ml−0.2840.753 (0.162-3.492)0.717
Transfer to ICU0.5771.781 (0.349-9.095)0.488
Intact tumor capsule−0.7610467 (0.124-1.764)0.262
Histological subtype 0.088
  De-differentiated vs. well-differentiated1.7065.506 (0.833-36.376)0.077
  Other subtypes vs. well-differentiated0.0541.055 (0.229-4.871)0.945
Tumor necrosis1.3303.781 (1.087-13.156)0.037

[i] NLR, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; ICU, intensive care unit; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Table III.

Further multivariate analysis for short-term (≤1 year) recurrence.

Table III.

Further multivariate analysis for short-term (≤1 year) recurrence.

Variableβ coefficientOR (95% CI)P-value
Age ≥55 years1.6905.421 (1.768-16.616)0.003
Operative time ≥260 min2.35410.524 (3.131-35.374)<0.001
Tumor necrosis1.9787.231 (2.526-20.696)<0.001

[i] OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Cox regression analysis and nomogram construction for LRFS

Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression models were constructed to identify the predictors of LRFS. Univariate analysis indicated that clinical symptoms [hazard ratio (HR)=1.947, P=0.002], complete resection (HR=0.239, P<0.001), operative time (HR=1.006, P<0.001), intraoperative blood loss (HR=1.001, P<0.001), transfer to ICU (HR=1.947, P=0.009), tumor capsule (HR=0.594, P=0.029), histological subtype (P=0.003) and tumor necrosis (HR=1.647, P=0.028) were associated with LRFS. Variables with P<0.15 in the univariate analysis were included in the multivariate analysis. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that clinical symptoms (HR=1.746, P=0.017), complete resection (HR=0.370, P=0.021) and de-differentiated vs. well-differentiated histological subtype (HR=1.975, P=0.048) were independent predictors of LRFS (Table IV). In addition, Kaplan-Meier curves of LRFS for clinical symptoms, resection method and histological subtype were drawn, and the curves also showed that clinical symptoms (P=0.002), resection method (P<0.001) and histological subtype (P=0.002) were important factors affecting LRFS (Fig. 2). Subsequently, a nomogram was constructed using age, clinical symptoms, resection method, operative time, histological subtype and tumor necrosis to predict the 1-, 3- and 5-year LRFS of surgical resected PRPLS (Fig. 3). The prediction model's concordance index (C-index) was 0.701, suggesting a good discriminative capability of the nomogram. The calibration plots for the LRFS probability at 1, 3 and 5 years also indicated that the nomogram had a good calibration (Fig. 4).

Table IV.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of predictors for local recurrence-free survival.

Table IV.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of predictors for local recurrence-free survival.

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis


VariableHR95% CIP-valueHR95% CIP-value
Sex (male)1.1380.754-1.7190.538
Age1.0090.990-1.0280.356
Preoperative NLR1.0300.986-1.0760.184
BMI (kg/m2)0.9540.896-1.0170.1470.9550.891-1.0240.196
Previous abdominal surgery1.0070.628-1.6140.979
Clinical symptoms1.9471.267-2.9940.0021.7461.105-2.7600.017
Complete resection0.2390.116-0.492<0.0010.3700.159-0.8610.021
Combined organ excision1.4020.924-2.1270.1120.7030.431-1.1480.159
Operative time1.0061.003-1.009<0.0011.0041.000-1.0070.059
Intraoperative blood loss1.0011.000-1.001<0.0011.0001.000-1.0010.095
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy drug application0.9360.624-1.4050.749
Transfer to ICU1.9471.178-3.2200.0091.0260.567-1.8560.933
Tumor diameter1.0130.994-1.0330.171
Multiple primary tumors1.5890.966-2.6140.0681.3790.796-2.3900.252
Tumor shape1.4580.949-2.2400.0850.9980.594-1.6770.993
Tumor capsule0.5940.372-0.9490.0290.8650.476-1.5720.635
Histological subtype 0.003 0.126
De-differentiated vs. well-differentiated2.8881.555-5.3630.0011.9751.006-3.8750.048
Other subtypes vs. well-differentiated1.6381.029-2.6080.0371.4230.875-2.3140.155
Tumor necrosis1.6471.055-2.5730.0281.2530.761-2.0640.375

[i] BMI, body mass index; NLR, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; ICU, intensive care unit; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Discussion

As a rare soft tissue sarcoma, PRPLS has a poor prognosis and poses a serious threat to human health. Owing to the unclear effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy on RPLS, the application of adjuvant therapy is still controversial. Therefore, none of the cases included in the present study received radiotherapy or chemotherapy prior to or after surgery. The therapeutic effect and application time of radiotherapy and chemotherapy on RPLS still require to be further explored. At present, surgical resection remains the method of choice for PRPLS cases with indications to obtain potential cure opportunities (57,14,15). In the present study, the tumor was completely resected under the condition of conforming to the standard of safe resection margin (8). However, the 1-, 3- and 5-year LRFS rates of PRPLS cases were still as low as 78.1, 47.3 and 35.5%, respectively. For PRPLS cases who experienced recurrence after surgery and had surgical indications, a second operation should be conducted (7). Owing to the previous lack of risk factor analysis and a nomogram for PRPLS recurrence, the present study was performed to identify the predictors and construct the nomogram to facilitate targeted prevention of recurrence. After excluding the interaction between variables, multivariate analyses indicated that operative time was an important predictor for both STR and LRFS. In the present study, therefore, operative time was used to construct the nomogram. As retroperitoneal malignancies are clinically rare, a limited number of PRPLS cases were included in the present study. Dividing the included cases into modeling and validation sets may have reduced the accuracy of the predictive model. Thus, the nomogram was not validated by an external patient series, limiting its value. The prediction model's C-index and calibration plots indicated that the nomogram established in the present study had a good calibration.

Previous research has found a correlation between age and survival time for patients with PRPLS who underwent radical surgery, but a correlation between age and postoperative recurrence has not been reported (2,11,16). In this analysis, age ≥55 years was proved to be an independent risk factor for STR. Decreased immune function, aging organs and disordered anatomy accompanied by increased age may contribute to this phenomenon. Tumor necrosis may be caused by the rapid growth and chronic ischemic injury of solid tumors, which may reflect the degree of tumor malignancy and hypoxia in the tumor. Therefore, tumor necrosis is significantly correlated with the prognosis for numerous common tumor types. In general, a large extent of tumor necrosis and a low degree of differentiation indicate a high degree of malignancy, which may lead to a higher recurrence rate and unfavorable prognosis (10,11,17).

Prolonged surgical duration was another important predictor for 1-year recurrence. Huge tumor volume, dense adhesion and tumor invasion of surrounding tissues and organs bring great difficulties to the radical operation, thus further prolonging the operation time, increasing the chance of residual tumor and tumor cells disseminating and spreading (18,19). In addition, the huge tumor may compress and invade the internal organs, resulting in non-specific clinical symptoms, such as abdominal pain and distension, gastrointestinal obstruction, back pain and lower limb paresthesia (17). Piecemeal resection was considered only when complete resection was impossible to complete and piecemeal resection also increased the risk of intraoperative bleeding and tumor cell dissemination (12,20). Furthermore, prolonged operative time increases the exposure time, possibility of injury and degree of edema in tissues, leading to an increased risk of intraoperative bleeding and transfer to ICU. As a consequence, the clinical symptoms, resection method, intraoperative blood loss and transfer to the ICU were related to the operative duration and may affect PRPLS recurrence. Tumor-related inflammation may induce the tumor itself or surrounding cells to express various molecules, thus forming a micro-environment that may promote tumor progression (21,22). As a common marker of the serologic inflammatory response, elevated preoperative NLR was also found to be associated with STR in this study.

Histological subtypes, including well-differentiated, de-differentiated, mixed, mucinous and pleomorphic subtype, was also an important predictor for PRPLS recurrence (10,23). According to previous literature evidence, the prognosis of different histological subtypes exhibited marked variation and well-differentiated PRPLS had a lower local recurrence rate and a significantly prolonged the recurrence interval as compared to other subtypes (8,12). The present study also indicated that the incidence of tumor recurrence was significantly lower in the well-differentiated group and the de-differentiated histological subtype was able to be used as an independent risk factor of LRFS for PRPLS cases. De-differentiated PRPLS frequently has an incomplete tumor capsule and irregular tumor shape, which makes the boundary between the tumor and normal tissue difficult to identify, thus prolonging the operation time, increasing intraoperative bleeding and hampering the completion of radical resection (10,19,23,24).

Therefore, ensuring the integrity of the tumor resected by the first operation was particularly important and the tumor with its surrounding tissue should be excised as whole as possible to ensure a negative margin (25). Furthermore, intraoperative pathological examination is recommended to confirm the histological subtypes and the condition of tumor necrosis. For de-differentiated PRPLS cases with tumor necrosis, careful operation and examination, and appropriate expansion of tumor resection are requisite to avoid residual tumor tissue. Furthermore, a shortened review interval and increased review number after the operation are also required, so as to detect the STR of tumors.

Although the present study was the first to explore prognostic factors of STR and construct a novel nomogram of LRFS for surgically resected PRPLS, it had certain limitations. First, the analysis was performed utilizing a retrospective database from a single center, affecting the quality of evidence. Furthermore, case data with a large time span may have been one of the sources of information bias. In addition, the small sample size caused by the low incidence also affected the reliability of the analysis results to a certain extent. In the future, multicenter prospective studies with large samples and long-term follow-up are required to further validate and complement the results of the present analysis.

In conclusion, age ≥55 years, operative time ≥260 min and tumor necrosis were identified as independent risk factors of STR for surgically resected PRPLS. Clinical symptoms, piecemeal resection and de-differentiated histological subtype may be used as independent predictors of LRFS. Based on the above variables, a nomogram with good calibration was constructed to predict the 1-, 3- and 5-year LRFS for surgically resected PRPLS.

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Acknowledgements

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Funding

Funding: No funding was received.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Authors' contributions

ZY and PL conceived and designed the study and drafted the manuscript. ZY, XZ and SZ participated in writing the manuscript, as well as analyzing and interpreting the data. JG and NL collected and analyzed the data and produced the tables and figures. ZY and PL confirm the authenticity of all the raw data. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

The present study was approved by the ethics committee of the Chinese PLA General Hospital (Beijing, China). This study was undertaken according to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki. The requirement for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.

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Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Yu Z, Gao J, Liu N, Zhou S, Zhao X and Li P: Predictive factors and a novel nomogram for recurrence of primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Comprehensive analysis of 128 cases. Oncol Lett 25: 257, 2023
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Yu, Z., Gao, J., Liu, N., Zhou, S., Zhao, X., & Li, P. (2023). Predictive factors and a novel nomogram for recurrence of primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Comprehensive analysis of 128 cases. Oncology Letters, 25, 257. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2023.13843
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Yu, Z., Gao, J., Liu, N., Zhou, S., Zhao, X., Li, P."Predictive factors and a novel nomogram for recurrence of primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Comprehensive analysis of 128 cases". Oncology Letters 25.6 (2023): 257.
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Yu, Z., Gao, J., Liu, N., Zhou, S., Zhao, X., Li, P."Predictive factors and a novel nomogram for recurrence of primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Comprehensive analysis of 128 cases". Oncology Letters 25, no. 6 (2023): 257. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2023.13843