Stump neuroma masquerading as recurrent malignancy on chest roentgenogram.
An amputation neuroma is a nerve's attempt at repair following amputation. While many are asymptomatic, some present as a painful mass. We describe a patient who, following a forequarter amputation for sarcoma, developed a stump neuroma that was unusual because it was first discovered on a routine chest roentgenogram.
Donnal
J F
JF
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham 27710.
Coblentz
C L
CL
Bergin
C J
CJ
D000672:Amputation Stumps; D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009463:Neuroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography