Clinical Study

Nonreferral of Possible Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Adults: A Dangerous Omission in Policy

Table 2

Characteristics of the STS in the different groups according to recurrence.

Recurrence (%)Depth (%)Grade (%)
SuperficialDeepLowHigh

Group A10 (10)0 (0)10 (100)3 (30)7 (70)
Group B5 (13)2 (40)3 (60)2 (40)3 (60)
Group C122 (59)10 (46)22 (54)11 (50)11 (50)
A versus B -value2.608
A + B versus C -value .0001

1This value refers to the rate of local recurrence after treatment in our institution.
2The statistical test does not include group C.