A practical risk stratification system based on ultrasonography and clinical characteristics for predicting the malignancy of soft tissue masses.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To establish a practical risk stratification system (RSS) based on ultrasonography (US) and clinical characteristics for predicting soft tissue masses (STMs) malignancy.

Methods

This retrospective multicenter study included patients with STMs who underwent US and pathological examinations between April 2018 and April 2023. Chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association of US and clinical characteristics with the malignancy of STMs in the training set. The RSS was constructed based on the scores of risk factors and validated externally.

Results

The training and validation sets included 1027 STMs (mean age, 50.90 ± 16.64, 442 benign and 585 malignant) and 120 STMs (mean age, 51.93 ± 17.90, 69 benign and

SUBMITTER: Zhang YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11424597 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature