Prognostic value of mitotic count in leiomyosarcoma : A comprehensive monocentric retrospective study

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BACKGROUND: Leiomyosarcomas (LMSs) include heterogeneous entities with different clinical courses not entirely predicted by known prognostic factors. In particular, the value of mitotic count as independent prognostic factor in LMS has been poorly investigated.

METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed all patients with a diagnosis of LMS who accessed to our Institution from June 1999 to May 2022 for which mitotic count was numerically expressed within the pathology report. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to explore the prognostic value of mitotic count along with other clinical and histological variables.

RESULTS: We identified 121 eligible patients, with a median follow-up of 91.03 months (range 0.62-275.2 months). Median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 16.7 months, and median overall survival (mOS) was 105.6 months. In univariate analysis, mitotic count showed a significant impact on PFS and OS, with an hazard ratio per mitotic unit of 1.03 (1.01-1.04, p < 0.001) and 1.03 (1.01-1.04, p = 0.007), respectively. Similar results were found for locally advanced and metastatic patients, separately. Other significant prognostic factors for PFS were stage at diagnosis, performance status, tumor size and Ki-67, while differentiation, necrosis, grade, stage at diagnosis, tumor size, performance status and age at diagnosis were identified for OS. In multivariate analysis, the only significant factors were mitotic count and the presence of metastases at diagnosis for PFS, whereas the same two factors plus age at diagnosis were identified for OS.

CONCLUSION: Mitotic count represented the most important histological prognostic factor for OS and PFS in localized and metastatic LMS.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:143

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Human pathology - 143(2024) vom: 24. Jan., Seite 17-23

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Englisch

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Grimaudo, Maria Susanna [VerfasserIn]
Renne, Salvatore Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Colombo, Piergiuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Giordano, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Gennaro, Nicolò [VerfasserIn]
Laffi, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Cariboni, Umberto [VerfasserIn]
Cananzi, Ferdinando Carlo Maria [VerfasserIn]
Ruspi, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Santoro, Armando [VerfasserIn]
Bertuzzi, Alexia Francesca [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 09.01.2024

Date Revised 09.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.humpath.2023.11.009

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NLM364919337