Dilemmas in distinguishing between tumor and the posttraumatic lesion with surgical or pathologic correlation.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2013
Abstract
This article discusses the most common diagnostic dilemmas when trying to distinguish between tumor and sports injury or other trauma. Bone tumors frequently occur in the same young active patients who experience sports injuries. If the pain persists longer than expected, imaging studies should be obtained to prevent a delay in diagnosis or an inappropriate arthroscopy. A history of spontaneous fracture or a fracture after minor trauma should raise suspicion for underlying lesion as the cause. Occasionally necrosis and/or hemorrhage within a soft tissue sarcoma is so extensive that only a small cuff of viable tumor tissue is present.
Volume
32
Issue
3
First Page
559
Last Page
576
ISSN
1556-228X
Published In/Presented At
Walker, E., Brian, P., Longo, V., Fox, E. J., Frauenhoffer, E. E., & Murphey, M. (2013). Dilemmas in distinguishing between tumor and the posttraumatic lesion with surgical or pathologic correlation. Clinics in sports medicine, 32(3), 559–576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2013.03.008
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
23773881
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article