Table 3 Patient characteristics and features of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura, n = 38
From: Low tissue levels of miR-125b predict malignancy in solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura
Characteristics | All, n = 38 | Malignant, n = 16 | Benign, n = 22 | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male sex | 15 (40) | 9 (56) | 6 (27) | 0.09 |
Age, years | 62.2 (10.9) | 64.7 (9.2) | 60.3 (11.8) | 0.24 |
Sessile morphology | 15 (42) | 11 (69) | 4 (20) | 0.006 |
Nuclear pleomorphism | 6 (16) | 4 (25) | 2 (9) | 0.22 |
Necrosis or hemorrhage | 11 (29) | 8 (50) | 3 (14) | 0.028 |
Tumor size, cm | 10.6 (6.7) | 13.6 (7.3) | 8.3 (5.3) | 0.014 |
Mitoses, n per HPF | 4.1 (5.4) | 45 (37) | 1 (1) | <0.0001 |
>4 mitoses per HPF | 11 (28.9) | 11 (68.8) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |