title: Benign soft-tissue lesions of the fingers: radiopathological correlation and clinical considerations.
abstract: Soft-tissue lesions of the fingers are commonly found in daily clinical practice. A wide range of tumors and pseudotumors have been described in this location, and the majority of them are benign. Ganglion cysts are the most common entity, and the localized type of tenosynovial giant cell tumors are the most frequent solid condition. Both may be easily recognized owing to their typical clinical and radiological characteristics. However, categorization of the spectrum of soft-tissue lesions of the fingers remains limited, despite imaging development, and many patients undergo surgery before radiological or histological diagnosis. Clinical history, radiographic features, and ultrasound and magnetic resonance patterns may help in obtaining the correct diagnosis or reducing the list of differential diagnoses. Radiologists should be familiar with imaging findings so that they can determine the size, extension, and affected neighboring anatomical structures, and provide information that allows adequate presurgical counseling.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Povisa Hospital, Salamanca S/N, 36211, Vigo, Spain, roqueoca@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Roque
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oca Pernas
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prada González
authors.forename: Eloísa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Santos Armentia
authors.forename: Nerea
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hormaza Aguirre
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tardáguila de la Fuente
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trinidad López
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delgado Sánchez-Gracián
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005385:Fingers; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography