Primary malignancies mistaken for pseudotumours in haemophilic patients.
Pseudotumours are a rare complication of haemophilia. Surgery undertaken for pseudotumour on a lesion that is subsequently found to be malignant can be expected to adversely affect patient outcome. We present six case reports found from a literature search of patients with haemophilia who underwent surgery on what was a primary malignancy misdiagnosed as a pseudotumour and give a subsequent discussion.
Allen
D J
DJ
Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. davidallen90@hotmail.com
Goddard
N J
NJ
Mann
H A
HA
Rodriguez-Merchan
E C
EC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012540:Scapula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013848:Thigh / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome