Non-neoplastic soft tissue masses that mimic sarcoma

Matthew W Colman; Santiago Lozano-Calderon; Kevin A Raskin; Francis J Hornicek; Mark Gebhardt

doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2013.12.006

Non-neoplastic soft tissue masses that mimic sarcoma

Orthop Clin North Am. 2014 Apr;45(2):245-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2013.12.006. Epub 2014 Feb 1.

Authors

Matthew W Colman¹, Santiago Lozano-Calderon², Kevin A Raskin³, Francis J Hornicek³, Mark Gebhardt⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey 3B, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey 3B, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey 3B, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
⁴ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 24684918
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2013.12.006

Abstract

Non-neoplastic soft tissue masses may mimic soft tissue sarcoma in a wide variety of clinical settings. Systematic and thorough review of patient history, physical examination, imaging, laboratory results, and biopsy will allow the clinician to differentiate between the two in most cases. We describe several common non-neoplastic entities that may mimic soft tissue sarcoma in case presentation format along with the characteristics that help distinguish them.

Keywords: Imitator; Mimic; Sarcoma; Soft tissue.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging
Ganglion Cysts / diagnosis
Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnosis
Granuloma, Plasma Cell / etiology
Hematoma / diagnosis
Humans
Myositis Ossificans / diagnosis
Sarcoma / diagnosis*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*