title: MRI features of soft-tissue lumps and bumps.
abstract: Superficial soft-tissue lesions are frequently encountered by radiologists in everyday practice. Characterization of these soft-tissue lesions remains problematic, despite advances in imaging. By systematically using clinical history, anatomical location, and signal intensity characteristics on MRI images, one can determine the diagnosis for the subset of determinate lesions that have characteristic clinical and imaging features as well as narrow the differential diagnoses for lesions with non-specific or indeterminate characteristics. In this review, a spectrum of histologically proven benign and malignant superficial soft-tissue lesions from a single institution will be presented. In addition, a few tumour-like conditions will be included as they can be encountered during imaging of soft-tissue masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: drankittandon@gmail.com.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: B C S
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Chong
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000473:pathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*