Table 2.
Characteristics of biopsies and their result (STS: Soft tissue sarcoma; BS: Bone sarcoma; CNB: Core needle biopsy; IB: Incisional biopsy).
| Kind of Biopsy | n | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Biopsies | 472 | ||
| Kind of Tissue | STS | 258 (55%) | |
| BS | 214 (45%) | ||
| Kind of Biopsy | CNB | 351 (74.4%) | |
| IB | 121 (25.6%) | ||
| Dignity Clarified | CNB | 84.9% | |
| IB | 87.6% | 0.465 | |
| Biopsy Repeated | CNB | 50 (14.2%) | |
| IB | 5 (4.1%) | 0.003 | |
| STS Confirmed Dignity | CNB | 73% | |
| IB | 76.4% | 0.976 | |
| STS Confirmed Entity | CNB | 79.1% | |
| IB | 79% | 0.824 | |
| STS Confirmed Grading | CNB | 60% | |
| IB | 64.1% | 0.610 | |
| BS Confirmed Dignity | CNB | 81.9% | |
| IB | 88.1% | 0.273 | |
| BS Confirmed Entity | CNB | 76.8% | |
| IB | 84.7% | 0.201 |