A statistical model for ultrasound diagnosis of soft-tissue tumours in the hand and forearm

1997 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-358
Author(s):  
M. Hoglund ◽  
C. Muren ◽  
G. Brattstrom
1997 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-513
Author(s):  
M. Höglund

Purpose: The aim of this prospective investigation was to evaluate the accuracy of certain ultrasound characteristics in diagnosing 5 common types of soft-tissue tumour in the hand and forearm. Material and Methods: The study comprised 50 soft-tissue tumours, diagnosed by ultrasonography or histopathology as belonging to one of 5 soft-tissue tumour groups. The reported ultrasound diagnoses and the histopathological results were compared, and their sensitivity was calculated. A statistical model was applied to the prospective material. The first and second diagnostic alternatives were calculated for each specific tumour and for the whole prospective material. In the second part of this study, the prospective material was combined with a retrospective material of 96 tumours from a previous study. The combined material was analysed and the accuracy of the first and second diagnostic alternatives for each tumour and for the whole material was calculated. Results: The sensitivity for the prospective material was 84%. The correct diagnosis predicted by the model for the combined material was 56% for the first alternative and 79% when the second alternative was included. Conclusion: Ultrasonography is useful in the diagnosis of soft-tissue tumours of the hand.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Shahnoor Islam ◽  
AKM Amirul Morshed ◽  
Afiqul Islam

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) occurring at intraabdominal sites in children has rarely been described. Inflammatory pseudotumour is a soft tissue lesion that may be confused with a sarcoma. It is abbreviated as IMT. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour, also known as soft tissue tumours, atypical fibromyxoid tumours, pseudosarcomatous fibromyxoid tumour, plasma cell granuloma, pseudosarcomatous myofibrotic proliferation, post-operative spindle cell nodules. In this paper, we describe a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) with an unusual constellation of clinical, pathological findings. A 10-year-old girl had an 7-cm intraabdominal mass accompanied by severe anemia, fever, constipation, weight loss, thrombocytosis, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Laparotomy was performed. The final pathologic diagnosis was IMT. At the most recent follow up (12months) after excision of the tumour, the patient was symptom-free and there was no evidence of tumour recurrence.J. Paediatr. Surg. Bangladesh 3(1): 47-50, 2012 (January)


1989 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Bell ◽  
J. Ready ◽  
A. Hudson ◽  
B. O'sullivan ◽  
J. Mahoney ◽  
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BMJ ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 2 (5149) ◽  
pp. 413-413
Author(s):  
B. S. Cardell

1978 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertil Stener

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