Does false aneurysm behave like a sarcoma? Distal femoral arterial false aneurysm simulated a malign mesenchymal tumor. A case report and review of the literature.
We report a case of a pseudo-aneurysm of the distal femoral artery presenting as a malignant mesenchymal tumor with insidious onset, progressive symptoms, large volume mass, and atypical radiological findings.
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik/Ankara, Turkey. kaanerler@hotmail.com
Kaan
K
Erler
M Taner
MT
Ozdemir
Erbil
E
Oguz
Mustafa
M
Basbozkurt
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods