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Table 2 Age, histologic subtype, location and metastatic development according to the degree of malignancy

From: Surgical resection of massive liposarcomas at the extremities: a 10-year experience in a referral musculoskeletal sarcoma unit

 

Low-grade

High-grade

n (%)

n (%)

Age (years)

  ≤50

9 (47, 4)

4 (57, 1)

  >50

10 (52, 6)

3 (42, 9)

Histologic type

  Well-differentiated

11 (57, 9)

  Myxoid

7 (36, 8)

3 (42, 9)

  Round and/or pleomorphic cells

1 (5, 3)

4 (57, 1)

  

p < 0.05

Location

  Arm

2 (28, 6)

  Thigh

15 (78, 9)

5 (71, 4)

  Upper posterior thigh and gluteal muscles

2 (10, 5)

  Knee

2 (10, 5)

Metastases

  M1

1 (14, 3)

  M0

19 (100)

6 (85, 7)

  1. The percentages in parentheses indicate the proportion of cases within the category. Fisher’s exact test was used for statistical analysis