title: Chronic haematoma or soft-tissue neoplasm? A diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Chronic soft-tissue haematomas are infrequently reported in the literature. We present a case of a slowly expanding post-traumatic chronic soft-tissue haematoma located anterior to the knee and leg, occurring in a region previously unreported. Both clinically and radiologically, it was impossible to distinguish the haematoma from an aggressive soft-tissue neoplasm. We review the literature and discuss the diagnostic problems related to this uncommon presentation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations, Hull Royal Infirmary, HU3 2JZ Hull, East Yorkshire, UK. aprilsreenivas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sreenivas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nihal
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Ettles
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis