Table 3: Results of the univariate analyses of ultrasonography parameters for comparing low-grade and high-grade sarcomas.
| Findings |
Low grade |
High grade |
p value |
| The longest diameter (mm) |
118 ± 71* |
107 ± 46* |
0.80 |
| Depth |
|
|
0.57 |
| Subcutaneous |
6 |
15 |
|
| Deep |
14 |
21 |
|
| Margin |
|
|
0.005 |
| Well-defined |
17 |
17 |
|
| Ill-defined |
5 |
26 |
|
| Echogenicity |
|
|
<0.0001 |
| Hypoechoic |
2 |
37 |
|
| Iso/Hyperechoic |
20 |
6 |
|
| Vascularity |
|
|
|
| As continuous variable |
3.1 ± 0.9* |
3.9 ± 0.5* |
<0.0001 |
| Type I |
1 |
1 |
<0.0001 |
| Type II |
4 |
0 |
– |
| Type III |
8 |
3 |
– |
| Type IV |
9 |
39 |
– |
*, mean ± standard deviation