National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines compliance of a sarcoma service: A retrospective review

Table 1 Inclusion diagnoses

Diagnosis	Total	Percent (%)
Giant cell tumor of bone	7	20
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma	4	11
Soft tissue leiomyosarcoma	3	9
Liposarcoma	3	9
Extremity synovial sarcoma	3	9
Chondrosarcoma	3	9
Desmoid	3	9
High grade soft tissue sarcoma	2	6
Scalp soft tissue sarcoma	2	6
Low grade soft tissue sarcoma	2	6
Angiosarcoma	1	3
Myxofibrosarcoma	1	3
Epithelioid sarcoma	1	3
NCCN guidelines used
STS extremity guidelines	18	51
Bone: GCT of bone guidelines	7	20
Bone: Chondrosarcoma guidelines	3	9
STS head guidelines	2	6
STS desmoid	3	9
STS trunk guidelines	2	6
TNM staging
IA	3	9
IB	4	11
IIA	3	9
IIB	5	14
III	4	11
IV	5	14
IVA	1	3
No staging necessary	10	29

NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network; STS: Soft tissue sarcoma; TNM: Tumor, node, metastasis; GCT: Giant cell tumor.

Table 2 National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines compliance category

NCCN guidelines compliance category	Percent compliance (%)
Primary site imaging	100
Chest imaging	97
Full body imaging	100
Tissue obtained preoperatively	97
Imaging reviewed by multidisciplinary team	97
Pathology reviewed by multidisciplinary team	94
TNM stage reviewed by multidisciplinary team	100
Plan of care reviewed by multidisciplinary team	100
Treatment guidelines followed	94

NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network; TMN: Tumor, node, metastasis.