title: Soft tissue masses for the general orthopedic surgeon.
abstract: Soft tissue sarcomas are a rare, heterogeneous group of malignancies that should be included in the differential diagnosis for any patient presenting with a soft tissue mass. This article reviews strategies for differentiating between benign and malignant soft tissue masses. Epidemiology, appropriate workup, and treatment of soft tissue sarcomas are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, 3147 Bioinformatics Building, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7055, USA.
authors.forename: Edward W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Jernigan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina, Campus Box 7055, 3155 Bioinformatics Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: bob@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Esther
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Soft tissue mass; Soft tissue sarcoma of extremities; Tumor; Unplanned resection