Angiosarcoma

1989 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 627-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Coldwell ◽  
R. L. Baron ◽  
C. Charnsangavej
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Malignant Tumors ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Long Bones ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Clinical Behavior

The findings at radiography, computed tomography and angiography and the clinical course of 30 cases of angiosarcoma were reviewed. The variety of primary sites results in a multitude of findings but the most common finding was that of a hypervascular soft tissue mass seen on CT and angiography. Additional findings of well demarcated cortical defects in long bones were also frequently noted. The general clinical behavior of these aggressive malignant tumors was also reviewed and it was noted that they had a deceptively benign presentation.

Evaluation of a Soft Tissue Mass in the Extremity or Trunk

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C Thomas ◽  
Dale Han
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Sarcoma ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Core Needle Biopsy ◽  
Needle Biopsy ◽  
Malignant Tumors ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Core Needle ◽  
Needle Tract

Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) represents a diverse group of malignant tumors derived from mesenchymal elements. Evaluation of a soft tissue mass of the trunk or extremity starts with a detailed history and physical examination, which will help guide further diagnostic evaluation.  Imaging should then be obtained for an STS, with MRI being the preferred modality for the trunk or extremities. Imaging can assist with diagnosis and delineate the extent of the primary lesion, including the relationship to contiguous structures, for treatment planning and assessing resectability. Pathology diagnosis is most commonly performed via examination of a specimen obtained through image-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsy. This requires multidisciplinary planning between Surgery and Radiology to place the needle within the anticipated definitive surgical incision to allow for en bloc resection of the needle tract. Once the diagnosis of an STS is made, appropriate staging studies should be performed based on the history and physical examination and tumor histology, grade, and size. Clinical and pathology data are used to stage STS patients using the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system, which incorporates the STS site, size and grade of the primary tumor, and absence or presence of nodal and distant metastatic disease. This review contains 6 figures, 6 tables and 50 references Key words: core-needle biopsy, extremity, histology, imaging, risk factors, soft tissue mass, soft tissue sarcoma, staging evaluation, trunk, tumor grade

scholarly journals Adult Intramedullary Ewing Sarcoma of the Proximal Hip

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Preetam Gongidi ◽  
Siva Jasti ◽  
William Rafferty ◽  
Veniamin Barshay ◽  
Richard Lackman
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Ewing Sarcoma ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Periosteal Reaction ◽  
Long Bones ◽  
New Bone Formation ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
First Case ◽  
Cortical Erosion

Ewing sarcoma of bone is classically a permeative lesion in the diaphysis of long bones in children. While they occur primarily in children and adolescents, they can be seen in young adults in their 20s, but these are typically seen in flat bones. The permeative nature of the lesion can elicit new bone formation creating a partially sclerotic appearance, cortical expansion presenting as a “Codman triangle,” or have an “onion-skin” type of aggressive periosteal reaction/periostitis. Ewing sarcoma is rarely seen without an associated soft-tissue mass and is even rarer to just have benign-appearing periostitis (e.g., thick, uniform, or wavy cortex). We present such a case of Ewing sarcoma in a young adult confined to just the medullary metadiaphysis without cortical erosion or soft-tissue mass. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case to be reported in the radiology literature.

scholarly journals Ectopic Thyroid Tissue in the Mediastinum Characterized by Histology and Functional Imaging with I-123 SPECT/CT

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jed Hummel ◽  
Jason Wachsmann ◽  
Kelley Carrick ◽  
Orhan K. Oz ◽  
Dana Mathews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Emission Computed Tomography ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid Tissue

Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare entity and when discovered it is typically along the pathway of embryologic migration of the thyroid. We present a case of incidental finding of ectopic thyroid tissue within mediastinum in a 61-year-old female patient with a history of total thyroidectomy for thyroiditis and nodules. The patient presented to emergency room with cough and right chest pain and underwent a chest computed tomographic angiogram (CTA) to exclude pulmonary embolism as part of chest pain workup. One right paratracheal mediastinal soft tissue nodule was visualized on the images of CTA. This right paratracheal soft tissue mass was found to be ectopic benign thyroid tissue by histological analysis of the biopsied tissue samples. The function of this ectopic thyroid tissue was characterized by I-123 radioiodine uptake and single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) imaging. This case illustrates that ectopic thyroid tissue should be included for differential diagnosis of a hyperdense soft tissue mass located within mediastinum. I-123 SPECT/CT is useful for guiding tissue biopsy of ectopic thyroid tissue distant from orthotopic thyroid gland and functional and anatomic characterization of mediastinal ectopic thyroid tissue for surgical resection when it is medically necessary.

Imaging of Tuberculosis

1996 ◽  
Vol 37 (3P2) ◽  
pp. 506-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lindahl ◽  
R. S. Nyman ◽  
J. Brismar ◽  
C. Hugosson ◽  
C. Lundstedt
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Spinal Tuberculosis ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Spinal Tumors ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Radiologic Findings ◽  
Spinal Infections

Purpose: To describe the radiologic findings in patients with spinal tuberculosis (TB). Material and Methods: Out of a total of 503 patients with TB, 63 (13%) had involvement of the spine. Results: In 40 patients, the spine was the only location; 20 patients had concomitant chest TB. Conventional radiographs gave a good overview, CT visualized the diskovertebral lesions and the paravertebral abscesses, while MR imaging was useful to determine the spread of disease to the soft tissues and the spinal canal. The typical findings were destroyed vertebrae with associated paraspinal soft-tissue mass, with or without abscess formation, sometimes also involving the epidural space together with adjoining disk lesion and focal gibbus formation. Involvement of a single vertebra was a relatively common finding. Large psoas abscesses could occur without any signs of bone involvement. The TB process could sometimes be indistinguishable from malignant processes, and in 3 patients, with multiple lesions in the spine, it mimicked metastatic disease. Conclusion: It is stressed that TB should always be considered in the differential diagnosis when radiologic findings suggest spinal infections or primary or secondary spinal tumors.

scholarly journals Lung tissue attenuation pattern in the chest computer tomography: pathogenesis, clinical role, and differential diagnosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 715-721
Author(s):  
M. A. Karnaushkina ◽  
A. V. Aver’yanov ◽  
V. N. Lesnyak
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Lung Tissue ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Ground Glass Opacity ◽  
Clinical Role ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
The Given

Chest computed tomography (CT) helps better understanding clinical and pathological features of respiratory diseases. However, interpretation of CT images is difficult without information on clinical course of the disease in the given patient. Therefore, the definite diagnosis could be reached through cooperation of a clinician and a radiologist. This publication presents a lecture aimed at improving a physician's knowledge on interpretation of lung computed tomography (CT) patterns including imaging, structure and extension of abnormal signs. This information is believed to help the clinician to diagnose and differentiate pulmonary diseases based both on CT syndromes and clinical signs. A particular attention is paid on lung tissue attenuation pattern as the most common chest CT abnormality that includes five key entities, such as ground glass opacity, mosaic attenuation, consolidation, atelectasis, and soft-tissue mass.

Quantitative peripheral computed tomography to measure muscle area and assess lean soft tissue mass in children

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Diana Paola Córdoba-Rodríguez ◽  
Iris Iglesia ◽  
Alejandro Gomez-Bruton ◽  
María L Miguel-Berges ◽  
Paloma Flores-Barrantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Muscle Area ◽  
Tissue Mass

Evaluation of a Soft Tissue Mass in the Extremity or Trunk

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C Thomas ◽  
Dale Han
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Sarcoma ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Core Needle Biopsy ◽  
Needle Biopsy ◽  
Malignant Tumors ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Core Needle ◽  
Needle Tract

Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) represents a diverse group of malignant tumors derived from mesenchymal elements. Evaluation of a soft tissue mass of the trunk or extremity starts with a detailed history and physical examination, which will help guide further diagnostic evaluation.  Imaging should then be obtained for an STS, with MRI being the preferred modality for the trunk or extremities. Imaging can assist with diagnosis and delineate the extent of the primary lesion, including the relationship to contiguous structures, for treatment planning and assessing resectability. Pathology diagnosis is most commonly performed via examination of a specimen obtained through image-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsy. This requires multidisciplinary planning between Surgery and Radiology to place the needle within the anticipated definitive surgical incision to allow for en bloc resection of the needle tract. Once the diagnosis of an STS is made, appropriate staging studies should be performed based on the history and physical examination and tumor histology, grade, and size. Clinical and pathology data are used to stage STS patients using the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system, which incorporates the STS site, size and grade of the primary tumor, and absence or presence of nodal and distant metastatic disease. This review contains 6 figures, 6 tables and 50 references Key words: core-needle biopsy, extremity, histology, imaging, risk factors, soft tissue mass, soft tissue sarcoma, staging evaluation, trunk, tumor grade

Soft tissue mass of the thigh: presentation

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1177-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoya Sakabe ◽  
Hiroaki Murata ◽  
Yukiko Tokumoto ◽  
Kazutaka Koto ◽  
Takaaki Matsui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Tissue Mass
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