Table 1.
Comparison of general clinical features and ultrasound signs between ICTH and FAVA patients.
| Variable | Group | Statistics | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICTH (N=20) | FAVA (N=45) | |||
| Gender [cases(%)] | 0.39 | 0.54 | ||
| Male | 9 (45.0) | 24 (53.3) | ||
| Female | 11 (55.0) | 21 (46.7) | ||
| Age (years, ±s) | 8.55±8.06 | 20.00±13.99 | -3.53 | <0.001a |
| Lesion size(mm, ±s) | 53.40±26.30 | 86.98±44.78 | -3.18 | 0.001a |
| Is the boundary sharply defined [cases (%) | 1.68 | 0.203 | ||
| No | 9 (45.0) | 28 (62.2) | ||
| Yes | 11 (55.0) | 17 (37.8) | ||
| "Fascialtail sign" [cases (%)] | 21.11 | <0.001 | ||
| No | 19 (95.0) | 15 (33.3) | ||
| Yes | 1 (5.0) | 30 (66.7) | ||
| Presence of fatty tissue-like hyperecho around the lesion[cases (%)] | 40.68 | <0.001 | ||
| No | 2 (10.0) | 41 (91.1) | ||
| Yes | 18 (90.0) | 4 (8.9) | ||
| Blood flow [cases (%)] | 21.71 | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 (2.2) | ||
| Level I | 0 | 25 (55.6) | ||
| Level II | 8 (40.0) | 12 (26.7) | ||
| Level III | 12 (60.0) | 7 (15.6) | ||
| Presence of blood capillaries that go straight within the lesion [cases (%)] |
36.11 | <0.001 | ||
| No | 6 (30.0) | 45 (100.0) | ||
| Yes | 14 (70.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Anatomical position [cases (%)] | 0.067 | 0.796 | ||
| Muscle only | 19 (95.0) | 42 | ||
| Involvement of extra-muscular | 1 (5.0) | 3 | ||
| Pain or sensitivity to pressing | 8.825 | 0.003 | ||
| No | 12 | 10 | ||
| Yes | 8 | 35 | ||
a
is for the independent sample t-test, and the rest is for the chi-square test.
ICTH, intramuscular capillary-type hemangioma; FAVA, fibro adipose vascular anomaly.