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Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of soft tissue tumors

From: Prognostic significance of STAT3 and phosphorylated STAT3 in human soft tissue tumors - a clinicopathological analysis

Characteristics

Grade of tumor

 

Benign

Intermediate

Malignant

Total

P- value

Number of patients

25(100)

9(100)

48(100)

82(100)

 

Sex

     

   Male

16(64)

2(22.2)

33(68.7)

51(62.2)

0.04

   Female

9(36)

7(77.8)

15(31.3)

31(37.8)

 

Age

     

   < 20

6(24)

0(0)

7(14.6)

13(15.8)

0.012

   20-39

7(28)

6(66.7)

8(16.7)

21(25.6)

 

   40-59

9(36)

0(0)

21(43.7)

30(36.6)

 

   > = 60

3(12)

3(33.3)

12(25)

18(21.9)

 

Tumor size

     

   < = 5 cm

16(64)

2(22.2)

13(27.1)

31(37.8)

0.004

   >5 & < = 10 cm

7(28)

3(33.3)

12(25)

22(26.8)

 

   >10 & < = 15 cm

0(0)

4(44.4)

11(22.9)

15(18.3)

 

   >15 & < = 20 cm

2(8)

0(0)

7(14.6)

9(11)

 

   >20 cm

0(0)

0(0)

5(10.4)

5(6.1)

 

Tumor location

     

   Upper limb

8(32)

0(0)

5(10.4)

13(15.8)

0.009

   Lower limb

9(36)

4(44.4)

22(45.8)

35(42.7)

 

   Thorax

6(24)

5(55.6)

7(14.6)

18(21.9)

 

   Head & neck

1(4)

0(0)

1(2.1)

2(2.4)

 

   Retroperitoneum

1(4)

0(0)

13(27.1)

14(17.1)

 

Plane of tumor

     

   Subcutis

21(84)

6(66.7)

16(33.3)

43(52.4)

< 0.001

   Muscular plane

3(12)

3(33.3)

17(35.4)

23(28.0)

 

   Body cavity

1(4)

0(0)

15(31.2)

16(19.5)

 

Circumscription

     

   No

5(20)

7(77.8)

32(66.7)

44(53.7)

< 0.001

   Yes

20(80)

2(22.2)

16(33.3)

38(46.3)

 

Capsulation

     

   No

20(80)

9(100)

44(91.7)

73(89.0)

0.232

   Yes

5(20)

0(0)

4(8.3)

9(11)

 

Necrosis

     

   No

25(100)

7(77.8)

29(60.4)

61(74.4)

< 0.001

   Yes

0(0)

2(22.2)

19(39.6)

21(25.6)

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