title: Soft tissue tumors of the lower extremities.
abstract: MRI is the preferred modality for th eevaluation of a soft tissue mass following radiography. The radiologic appearance of certain soft tissue tumors or tumor-like processes may be sufficiently unique to allow a strong presumptive radiologic diagnosis. It must be emphasized that one cannot differentiate reliably between benign and malignant lesions on radiologic imaging alone. When a specific diagnosis is not possible, knowledge of tumor prevalence by location and age, with appropriate clinical history and radiologic features, can be used to establish a suitably ordered differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Paulo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224-3899, USA.
authors.forename: Laura W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Bancroft
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kransdorf
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Nomikos
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Murphey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*