SUVmax of STS Subtypes Classified by FNCLCC Grading System
| Histology | No. of patients | Median | Mean | SD | Range |
| Fibrous tumors | |||||
| Desmoid grade 1 | 4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 3.0–8.0 |
| Myxofibrosarcoma | 6 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 2.8–17.5 |
| Grade 1 | 1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||
| Grade 2 | 5 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 2.8–17.5 |
| Lipomatous tumors | |||||
| Liposarcoma | 16 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 1.0–31.1 |
| Myxoid | 8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.9–13.1 |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.9–4.0 |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 2.1–13.1 |
| Pleomorphic grade 3 | 1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | ||
| Dedifferentiated | 7 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 1.0–31.1 |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 1.0–22.9 |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 9.9 | 12.1–31.1 |
| Smooth muscle tumors | |||||
| Leiomyosarcoma | 5 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 5.0–20.0 |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 5.0–7.1 |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 6.4 | 7.1–20.0 |
| GIST | 10 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.8–16.0 |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.9–5.2 |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 1.8–13.5 |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.1 | 10.1–16.0 |
| Skeletal muscle tumors | |||||
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 2 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 17.8–17.5 |
| Embryonal grade 3 | 1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | ||
| Pleomorphic grade 3 | 1 | 17.5 | 17.5 | ||
| Tumors of blood and lymph vessels | |||||
| Angiosarcoma | 4 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 5.5–19.4 |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 5.5–6.5 |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 8.6 | 7.2–19.4 |
| Neural tumors | |||||
| MPNST | 9 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 6.7–26.8 |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 9.8 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 6.7–26.8 |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 7.7–16.0 |
| PNET/extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma | 4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 4.6–9.4 |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | ||
| Grade 3 | 3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 4.6–9.4 |
| Miscellaneous tumors | |||||
| Synovial sarcoma | 10 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 2.2–39.2 |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 2.9–9.3 |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 4.7 | 15.4 | 20.7 | 2.2–39.2 |
| Not otherwise specified | 31 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 11.0 | 3.2–52.2 |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 3.2–29.5 |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11.6 | 16.0 | 12.9 | 3.5–52.2 |
| Extraosseous chondrosarcoma | |||||
| Mesenchymal grade 2 | 1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
MPNST = malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; PNET = primitive neuroectodermal tumor.