Table 4 Malignancy rates of soft tissue masses ≤5 cm, ≤3 cm and ≤2 cm in different locations
From: Soft tissue masses: distribution of entities and rate of malignancy in small lesions
Malignancy rate | ≤ 5 cm | ≤ 3 cm | ≤2 cm |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 22.41% | 16.49% | 15.0% |
Superficial | 23.53% | 20.79% | 18.18% |
Deep | 22.14% | 15.32% | 13.79% |
Head / Neck | 48.57% | 71.43% | 80.0% |
Trunk | 40,00% | 33.33% | 45.45% |
Upper Extremity (excluding Hand) | 25.27% | 24.21% | 20.45% |
Lower Extremity (excluding Foot) | 20.7% | 11.22% | 11.11% |
Hand | 19.3% | 19.15% | 16.67% |
Foot | 7.44% | 5.68% | 3.70% |