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. 2011 Nov 28;2011:538085. doi: 10.1155/2011/538085

Table 2.

Factors leading to development of metastatic disease and risk of developing this within 5 years, showing hazards ratio estimates, 95% confidence limits and P values.

Factor 5 years risk of metastases HR 95% CI P value
Overall 34%

Depth:
 Superficial 28% 1
 Deep 37% 1.443 0.68–3.07 0.341

Size:
 Up to 5 cm 22% 0.771 0.24–2.52 0.667
 > 5 cm to <10 cm 28% 0.69 0.38–1.27 0.232
 >10 cm 38% 1

Site:
 Lower extremity 33% 0.889 0.22–3.66 0.871
 Upper extremity 40% 1
 Trunk 20% 0.780 0.07–8.68 0.84

Histology:
 Pure myxoid 8% 1
 0–5% round cell 35% 4.166 1.36–12.78 0.0126
 >5% round cell 54% 8.899 3.35–23.64 <0.0001

Margin:
 Intralesional 55% 1.347 0.61–2.96 0.459
 Marginal 26% 0.722 0.39–1.31 0.286
 Wide 37% 1

Surgery:
 Amputation 73% 3.091 1.546–6.179 0.0014
 Limb salvage 29% 1

Postoperative radiotherapy 28% 0.725 0.38–1.38 0.329
No radiotherapy 36% 1