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Soft Tissue Masses of Hand: A Radio-Pathological Correlation
Joint Authors
Khandelwal, Niranjan
Gupta, Pankaj
Prakash, Mahesh
Agarwal, Aditi
Tripathy, Satyaswarup
Srinivasan, Radhika
Kakkar, Nandita
Source
Radiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
To evaluate soft tissue masses of the hand with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography (USG) and to correlate imaging findings with pathological findings.
Material and Methods.
Thirty-five patients with soft tissue masses of the hand were evaluated with high resolution USG and contrast enhanced MRI of the hand, prospectively over a period of 2.5 years.
The radiological diagnosis was then compared with cytology/histopathology.
Results.
There were a total of 19 (55%) females.
The mean age was 27.45 ± 14.7 years.
Majority (45%) of cases were heteroechoic.
Four cases were predominantly hyperechoic.
These were later diagnosed as lipomas.
Four cases were anechoic (diagnosed as ganglions).
Only four lesions showed hyperintense signal on T1-weighted images.
Out of these, 3 were lipomas and one was cavernous haemangioma.
Three lesions were hypointense on T2-weighted images.
All these lesions were diagnosed as giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath.
A correct diagnosis was possible on MRI in 80% of cases n=28.
Conclusion.
MRI provides specific findings for diagnosis of certain soft tissue lesions of the hand.
Ultrasonography allows accurate diagnosis of hemangioma/vascular malformations.
However, in most conditions, imaging findings are nonspecific and diagnosis rests on pathologic evaluation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agarwal, Aditi& Prakash, Mahesh& Gupta, Pankaj& Tripathy, Satyaswarup& Kakkar, Nandita& Srinivasan, Radhika…[et al.]. 2015. Soft Tissue Masses of Hand: A Radio-Pathological Correlation. Radiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076054
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agarwal, Aditi…[et al.]. Soft Tissue Masses of Hand: A Radio-Pathological Correlation. Radiology Research and Practice No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Agarwal, Aditi& Prakash, Mahesh& Gupta, Pankaj& Tripathy, Satyaswarup& Kakkar, Nandita& Srinivasan, Radhika…[et al.]. Soft Tissue Masses of Hand: A Radio-Pathological Correlation. Radiology Research and Practice. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076054
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1076054