Does false aneurysm behave like a sarcoma? Distal femoral arterial false aneurysm simulated a malign mesenchymal tumor. A case report and review of the literature

Kaan Erler; M Taner Ozdemir; Erbil Oguz; Mustafa Basbozkurt

doi:10.1007/s00402-003-0595-8

Does false aneurysm behave like a sarcoma? Distal femoral arterial false aneurysm simulated a malign mesenchymal tumor. A case report and review of the literature

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2004 Jan;124(1):60-3. doi: 10.1007/s00402-003-0595-8. Epub 2003 Oct 24.

Authors

Kaan Erler¹, M Taner Ozdemir, Erbil Oguz, Mustafa Basbozkurt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik/Ankara, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 14576956
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-003-0595-8

Abstract

We report a case of a pseudo-aneurysm of the distal femoral artery presenting as a malignant mesenchymal tumor with insidious onset, progressive symptoms, large volume mass, and atypical radiological findings.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
Aneurysm, False / surgery*
Angiography / methods
Diagnosis, Differential
Femoral Artery*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Mesoderm / pathology
Risk Assessment
Sarcoma / diagnosis*
Severity of Illness Index
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods