Authors: | Alpert, J. S.; Boland, P.; Hameed, M.; Panicek, D. M. |
Article Title: | Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma: Indolent, tail-like recurrence of a high-grade tumor |
Abstract: | Recurrence of a soft tissue sarcoma typically manifests as a round or oval mass at imaging, and recurrent high-grade soft tissue sarcomas generally enlarge relatively rapidly. We present a case of high-grade undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in the calf of a 48-year-old male that recurred as a thin, curvilinear “tail” of enhancing tissue at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with extremely indolent growth over a 7-year period. The unusual imaging finding of a slowly enlarging “tail” should not be dismissed as postoperative changes, even for a high-grade soft tissue sarcoma. © 2017, ISS. |
Keywords: | adult; clinical article; human tissue; middle aged; cancer surgery; histopathology; cancer recurrence; case report; postoperative period; cancer growth; radiation dose; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; cancer grading; tumor volume; tumor biopsy; sarcoma; contrast enhancement; soft tissue sarcoma; malignant fibrous histiocytoma; free tissue graft; adjuvant radiotherapy; muscle tumor; skin graft; skin injury; reconstructive surgery; undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma; human; male; priority journal; article; postoperative change |
Journal Title: | Skeletal Radiology |
Volume: | 47 |
Issue: | 1 |
ISSN: | 0364-2348 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Date Published: | 2018-01-01 |
Start Page: | 141 |
End Page: | 144 |
Language: | English |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00256-017-2778-3 |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
PUBMED: | 28932893 |
PMCID: | PMC6625664 |
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Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 2 January 2018 -- Source: Scopus |