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Histological distribution of soft tissue sarcomas by sex and age in China, 2014

Histological subtypesProportion (%)GenderMale/female ratio0-19
years old
(%)
20-64
years old
(%)
65+
years old
(%)
Total, n Male, n Female, n
Sarcoma NOS28.652,4281,1981,2301.03.5054.0842.42
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor14.381,2196695501.20.4156.5243.07
Leiomyosarcoma5.97506954110.20.4079.0520.55
Endometrial stromal sarcoma4.46378303480.10.5384.1315.34
Liposarcoma5.754872812061.42.2666.7431.00
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma5.124342691651.60.9251.1547.93
Angiosarcoma4.593892121771.23.3459.6437.02
Rhabdomyosarcoma1.4312164571.144.6347.937.44
Fibrosarcoma5.734862452411.02.6772.2225.10
Nerve sheath tumor and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor12.481,0585235351.02.7480.7216.54
Dermatofibrosarcoma2.28193114791.46.7478.2415.03
Other specified soft tissue sarcoma
Carcinosarcoma, NOS1.5813438960.40.0061.1938.81
Synovial sarcoma1.1810051491.04.0084.0012.00
Mixed tumor, malignant NOS0.867331420.74.1172.6023.29
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor, NOS0.554729181.614.8976.608.51
Granular cell tumors and alveolar soft part sarcoma1.169815830.26.1284.699.18
Paragangliomas and glomus tumors1.139645510.93.1379.1717.71
Malignant mesenchymoma0.887537381.02.6768.0029.33
Malignant myoepithelioma0.17141042.50.0064.2935.71
Clear cell sarcoma0.342918111.66.9072.4120.69
Kaposi sarcoma0.595029211.44.0058.0038.00
Rhabdoid tumor0.087431.328.5757.1414.29
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma0.26221391.40.0090.919.09
Myxosarcoma0.22197120.60.0057.8942.11
Malignant giant cell tumors0.1412661.016.6758.3325.00
Total100.008,4754,0334,4420.93.1264.6532.24

NOS, not otherwise specified