title: [Computed tomography in malignant primary soft tissue tumors].
abstract: The results of CT examinations in 36 patients suffering from histologically confirmed malignant primary tumours of the soft tissues are presented (6 rhabdomyosarcomas, 4 leiomyosarcomas, 6 liposarcomas, 4 malignant schwannomas, 5 malignant fibrous histiocytomas, 4 malignant haemangiopericytomas, 3 angiosarcomas, 1 fibrosarcoma, 1 renal sarcoma, 2 malignant mesenchymal tumours without histologically clear classification). The CT image alone will not yield information on the type of tumour or on the tumour status. However, CT continues to rank in the diagnosis of tumours of the soft tissues and is even superior to MR especially in the identification of gas accumulations due to infection in a tumour of the soft tissues that is otherwise unclear. Comparing the literature conclude that MR is now the imaging method of choice in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumours.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Radiologie, Universität, Mainz.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kersjes
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haeffner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Computertomographie bei malignen primären Weichteiltumoren.