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Table 6 Gender distribution of sacral benign tumors and tumor-like lesions

From: Epidemiological characteristics of 1385 primary sacral tumors in one institution in China

Histology

No.

Male

Female

M:F

Age range (years)

Mean ± SD (age)

No.

No.

%

No.

%

Male

Female

Total P value

Giant cell tumor

205

95

46.3%

110

53.7%

0.86:1

11–67

32.7 ± 10.3

35.8 ± 12.5

34.4 ± 11.6

P = 0.057

Neurofibroma

155

69

44.5%

86

55.5%

0.80:1

9–83

44.6 ± 13.8

48.4 ± 14.9

46.7 ± 14.5

P = 0.108

Schwannoma

119

60

50.4%

59

49.6%

1.02:1

13–79

44.6 ± 13.1

47.7 ± 13.9

46.1 ± 13.5

P = 0.212

Tuberculosis

24

8

33.3%

16

66.7%

0.50:1

8–76

46.9 ± 21.6

39.5 ± 17.7

42.0 ± 18.9

P = 0.380

Teratoma

23

4

17.4%

19

82.6%

0.21:1

5–62

33.8 ± 17.3

31.3 ± 12.4

31.7 ± 12.9

P = 0.741

Sacral canal cysts

22

11

50.0%

11

50.0%

1.00:1

19–81

46.0 ± 21.2

51.5 ± 12.3

48.8 ± 17.1

P = 0.461

Epidermoid cyst

21

4

19.0%

17

81.0%

0.24:1

19–78

32.8 ± 23.0

50.3 ± 16.4

47.0 ± 18.6

P = 0.089