Soft tissue sarcomas at a glance: clinical, histological, and MR imaging features of malignant extremity soft tissue tumors.
Eur Radiol
; 19(6): 1499-511, 2009 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Soft tissue sarcomas comprise approximately 1% of malignant tumors. There are more than 50 subtypes, but pleomorphic sarcoma, liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor account for 75%. Differentiation between these subtypes is difficult because they often present with a painless enlarging mass, and share many histological and MR imaging features. Nonetheless, subdifferentiation is important because the different subtypes have different prognoses and therapeutic strategies. In this manuscript we discuss the clinical, histological, and MR imaging features of soft tissue sarcomas according to the WHO classification. An overview is provided and differentiating features are discussed that can help to narrow down the differential diagnosis.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sarcoma
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Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Extremidades
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Radiol
Assunto da revista:
RADIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda