作者: A. E. Boothroyd , H. Carty
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摘要: Soft tissue malignancies are uncommon in adults and even rarer children. Twelve children presented to the radiology department over a three-year period with clinical diagnosis of malignant lower limb mass. This was usually based on presence firm, painless However, imaging revealed heterogeneous group benign pathologies: haemangioma (two cases), haematoma aneurysm one case each infection, myositis ossificans, Baker's cyst, lipoma, muscle rupture, venous malformation. During same there only soft neoplasm. A variety techniques were used but ultrasound combined colour flow Doppler single most helpful modality. The radiological confirmed by biopsy, surgery or follow-up.