A Clinicopathological Analysis of Soft Tissue Sarcoma with Telangiectatic Changes

Table 2

Relationship among biopsy strategy, surgery, and local recurrence in 14 patients.

Case number	Needle biopsy			Open biopsy		Surgery	Local recurrence
	FNA	CNB		Incisional biopsy	Excisional biopsy
		Cytology	Histology
1	Negative	—	—	+	−	Amputation	−
2	Negative	—	—	+	−	Amputation	−
3	Negative	—	—	−	+	Limb-sparing surgery	−
4	—	—	—	+	−	Limb-sparing surgery	−
5	—	Negative	Neurogenic tumor	−	+	Limb-sparing surgery	−
6	—	—	—	−	−	Limb-sparing surgery	−
7	—	Positive	Spindle cell tumor	+	−	Amputation	+
8	Positive	—	—	−	−	Limb-sparing surgery	−
9	Negative	Negative	Fat tissue	−	+	Limb-sparing surgery	−
10	—	Positive	Spindle cell tumor	+	−	Limb-sparing surgery	−
11	—	Negative	Hemangioma	−	+	Limb-sparing surgery	−
12	—	Positive	UPS	−	−	Limb-sparing surgery	−
13	—	—	—	+	−	Limb-sparing surgery	−
14	—	Positive	UPS	−	−	Limb-sparing surgery	+

FNA: fine-needle aspiration.
CNB: core needle biopsy.
UPS: undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma.