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Table 3 Distribution of tumor entities for benign, malignant and non-neoplastic soft tissue masses ≤5 cm, ≤3 cm and ≤2 cm located deep to the fascia

From: Soft tissue masses: distribution of entities and rate of malignancy in small lesions

Benign

Malignant

Non-neoplastic

Entity

≤5 cm

≤3 cm

≤2 cm

Entity

≤5 cm

≤3 cm

≤2 cm

Entity

≤5 cm

< 3 cm

≤2 cm

Overall

465 (66.43%)

273 (73.39%)

124 (71.26%)

 

155 (22.14%)

57 (15.32%)

24 (13.79%)

 

80 (11.43%)

42 (11.29%)

26 (14.94%)

Fibroma

28 (4.0%)

23 (6.18%)

13 (7.47%)

Alveolar soft part sarcoma

4 (0.57%)

Bursitis

6 (0.86%)

4 (1.08%)

3 (1.72%)

Fibromatosis

29 (4.14%)

17 (4.57%)

7 (4.02%)

Angiosarcoma of soft tissue

5 (0.71%)

2 (0.54%)

Ganglion

45 (6.43%)

26 (6.99%)

15 (8.62%)

Glomus tumors

1 (0.14%)

Chondrosarcoma

2 (0.29%)

1 (0.27%)

Haematoma

3 (0.43%)

Haemangioma

63 (9.0%)

39 (10.48%)

14 (8.05%)

Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue

3 (0.43%)

1 (0.27%)

1 (0.57%)

Lipoma arborescens

2 (0.29%)

Lipoma

47 (6.71%)

12 (3.23%)

2 (1.15%)

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

1 (0.14%)

1 (0.27%)

Pseudotumor

7 (1.0%)

4 (1.08%)

2 (1.15%)

Lymphangioma

1 (0.14%)

Epithelioid sarcoma

4 (0.57%)

3 (0.81%)

1 (0.57%)

Others

17 (2.43%)

8 (2.15%)

6 (3.45%)

Myopericytoma

3 (0.43%)

2 (0.54%)

2 (1.15%)

Ewing-Sarcoma

1 (0.14%)

    

Myositis ossificans

2 (0.29%)

2 (0.54%)

Extraskeletal osteosarcoma

1 (0.14%)

    

Myxoma

20 (2.86%)

7 (1.88%)

3 (1.72%)

Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumour

5 (0.71%)

    

Nodular fasciitis

24 (3.43%)

18 (4.84%)

12 (6.9%)

Fibrosarcoma

3 (0.43%)

3 (0.81%)

1 (0.57%)

    

Perineurioma

1 (0.14%)

Leyomyosarcoma

14 (2.0%)

9 (2.42%)

5 (2.87%)

    

Schwannoma

83 (11.86%)

54 (14.52%)

22 (12.64%)

Liposarcoma a

23 (3.29%)

4 (1.08%)

3 (1.72%)

    

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor

163 (23.29%)

99 (26.61%)

49 (28.16%)

Lymphoma

7 (1.0%)

1 (0.27%)

    
    

Metastasis

3 (0.43%)

1 (0.27%)

    
    

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

1 (0.14%)

    
    

Myofibroblastic tumor

5 (0.71%)

4 (1.08%)

1 (0.57%)

    
    

Myxofibrosarcoma

19 (2.71%)

6 (1.61%)

4 (2.3%)

    
    

Rhabdomyosarcoma

4 (0.57%)

1 (0.27%)

    
    

Synovial sarcoma

20 (2.86%)

9 (2.42%)

3 (1.72%)

    
    

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

25 (3.57%)

8 (2.15%)

4 (2.3%)

    
    

Sarcoma, not other specified

5 (4.29%)

3 (0.81%)

1 (0.57%)

    
  1. aof those classified as low-grade liposarcoma/aypical lipomatous tumor: 12 ≤ 5 cm (1.71%), 2 ≤ 3 cm (0.54%), 2 ≤ 2 cm (1.15%)