Table 3 Comparison of clinicopathologic characteristics between low and high Ki-67 expression
Characteristic | n (%) | Ki-67 < 17% | Ki-67 ≥ 17% | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Presentation | 0.942 | |||
Primary | 35(62.5) | 23(62.2) | 12(63.2) | |
Recurrent | 21(37.5) | 14(37.8) | 7(36.8) | |
Gender | 0.749 | |||
Male | 49(87.5) | 32(86.5) | 17(89.5) | |
Female | 7(12.5) | 5(13.5) | 2(10.5) | |
Age(years) | 0.047 | |||
< 50 | 39(69.6) | 29(78.4) | 10(52.6) | |
≥ 50 | 17(30.4) | 8(21.6) | 9(47.4) | |
Site | 0.465 | |||
Trunk | 41(73.2) | 29(78.4) | 12 (63.2) | |
Extremities | 6(10.7) | 3(8.1) | 3 (15.8) | |
Head and neck | 9(16.1) | 5(13.5) | 4 (21.1) | |
Tumor size, cm | 0.192 | |||
< 5 | 36(64.3) | 26(70.3) | 10(52.6) | |
≥ 5 | 20(35.7) | 11(29.7) | 9(47.4) | |
Lesion number | 0.749 | |||
1 | 49(87.5) | 32(86.5) | 17(89.5) | |
≥ 2 | 7(12.5) | 5(13.5) | 2(10.5) | |
Margin status | 0.961 | |||
Negative | 44(78.6) | 29(78.4) | 15(78.9) | |
Positive | 12(21.4) | 8(21.6) | 4(21.1) | |
Margin width, cm | 0.562 | |||
< 2 | 15(26.8) | 9(24.3) | 6(31.6) | |
≥ 2 | 41(73.2) | 28(75.7) | 13(68.4) | |
Histological subtype | 0.003 | |||
Ordinary | 45(80.4) | 34(91.9) | 11(57.9) | |
Fibrosarcoma | 10(17.9) | 2(5.4) | 8(42.1) | |
Myxoid | 1(1.7) | 1(2.7) | 0(0.0) |