Magnetic resonance imaging of benign soft tissue neoplasms in adults.
This article reviews a spectrum of benign soft tissue tumors found in adults. Rather than presenting a complete review, the focus of this article is on benign tumors for which the diagnosis may be confidently made or strongly suggested on the basis of imaging. Diagnoses presented include nodular fasciitis, superficial and deep fibromatosis, elastofibroma, lipomatous lesions, giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath, pigmented villonodular synovitis, peripheral nerve sheath tumors, Morton neuroma, hemangioma, and myxoma.
Department of Radiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. ewalker@hmc.psu.edu
Eric A
EA
Walker
Michael E
ME
Fenton
Joel S
JS
Salesky
Mark D
MD
Murphey
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000473:pathology