Non-neoplastic conditions presenting as soft-tissue tumours.
Review of referrals to our unit over the last 7 years showed that of approximately 750 cases referred as soft-tissue tumours, 132 were subsequently diagnosed as non-neoplastic lesions. The imaging characteristics of these lesions are presented to differentiate them from neoplasms. The most common diagnoses were myositis ossificans, ganglion cyst, abscess/infection, bursitis and synovitis. The imaging features of other rarer conditions will also be discussed.
Crundwell
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK.
O'Donnell
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Saifuddin
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D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002481:Cellulitis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009336:Necrosis; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed