Safety and Accuracy of Core Needle Biopsy for Soft Tissue Masses in an Ambulatory Setting

Table 1

Characteristics	Values ()
Age (years, SD)	54.5 (18.5)
Gender (, %)
Female	31 (44.9)
Male	38 (55.1)
Location of lesion (, %)
Lower extremity	51 (73.9)
Upper extremity	18 (26.1)
Size of lesion (, %)
<5 cm	19 (27.5)
≥5 cm	46 (66.7)
Cyst/abscess	4 (5.8)
Depth (, %)
Superficial	6 (8.7)
Deep	63 (91.3)
Biopsy results (, %)
Benign	42 (62.3)
Malignant	27 (37.7)
Final pathology (, %)
Benign	38 (55.1)
Malignant	31 (44.9)