Abstract
The diagnosis of unclear soft tissue tumors represents a common problem in everyday clinical practice. Magnetic resonance imaging often reveals some first information about soft tissue tumors; however, clarification of the dignity can only be achieved by histopathological examination. Most of the lesions are benign but should be treated as a malignant tumor until this can be excluded as unnecessary surgery or biopsies can complicate treatment and worsen the prognosis. These aspects in particular are summarized and discussed in this article.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Algorithms
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Arm / pathology
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Arm / surgery
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle / methods
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Cooperative Behavior
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Extremities / pathology
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Extremities / surgery*
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Humans
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Interdisciplinary Communication
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Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis
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Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
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Leiomyosarcoma / surgery
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / methods
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Neoplasm Staging
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Prognosis
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Sarcoma / diagnosis*
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Sarcoma / pathology
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Sarcoma / surgery*
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery
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Unnecessary Procedures