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Non Lipomatous Benign Lesions Mimicking Soft-tissue Sarcomas: A Pictorial Essay

Authors :
Antonio Di Maggio
Alessandro Coran
Marco Rastrelli
Shady Attar
Roberto Stramare
Alberto Ponzoni
Filippo Crimì
Giovanna Orsatti
Source :
In Vivo. 32
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Anticancer Research USA Inc., 2018.

Abstract

The incidental finding of soft tissue masses is a challenge for the radiologist. Benign and malignant lesions can be differentiated relying on patient history, symptoms and mostly with the help of imaging. Ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) become fundamental in order to distinguish these lesions but the radiologist needs to know the main characteristics of benign soft tissue masses and sarcomas. Herein, we present a pictorial review of lesions mimicking soft tissue sarcomas features.

Details

ISSN :
17917549
Volume :
32
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
In Vivo
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f54be59b288e33b65f759f2f62efffc3