World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of 39 patients with SFTP

From: Retrospective analysis for thirty-nine patients with solitary fibrous tumor of pleura and review of the literature

	Number of patients	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	27	69.2
Female	12	30.8
Age (years)
< 40	5	12.8
40~60	28	71.8
> 60	6	15.4
Clinical presentation
Chest symptoms	20	51.3
Achropachy	4	10.3
Pyrexia	3	7.7
Pneumonia	1	2.6
Asymptomatic	19	48.7
Location
Right thoracx	19	48.7
paraspinal	10	25.6
paramediastinal	5	12.8
intraparenchymal	4	10.3
Left thoracx	20	51.3
paraspinal	12	30.8
paramediastinal	3	7.7
intraparenchymal	5	12.8
Diameter (cm)
< 5.0	9	23.1
5.0~10.0	23	59.0
> 10.0	7	17.9
Total	39	100

There was significant difference in sex ratio between male and female patients, and significance can be also observed in different age group. No significant difference in the location of lesion could be observed between the right and left thoracx.

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