Angiographic findings of soft tissue tumors of the limbs

Oh, Y H; Lee, D H; Joo, Y G; Kim, H; Zeon, S K; Suh, S J

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Soft tissue tumors of the limbs are relatively infrequent, and the malignant variants must be resectedradically. Authors want to review the angiographic findings in 12 foft tissue tumors of the limbs. Arteriographywere performed in all cases(12 cases), CT in 5 and US in 4 cases. Those are confirmed histologically except 1clinically; there were 4 cavernous hemangiomas, 1 venous hemangioma, 3 angiomatoses, 1 lipoma, 1 alveolar softpart sarcoma, 1 myxiod liposarcoma and 1 malignant schwannoma. The results were as follows: 1. The all soft tissuetumors were 6 males and 6 females, and the age ranged 3 to 61 years old with 10 cases (83.3%) under 30 years old.The lower limb is more frequently involved than the upper, as 10 cases to 2 2. In the 9 benign soft tissue tumors,male to female was 1;2 and the age ranged 3 to 30 years old. Six were lower limb and 3 upper limb. 3. Three casesof the malignant soft tissue tumors were men, and two cases of those were occurring in the above 50-year-old. Allof the 3 malignant tumors are involved in the lower limb. 4. The vascular displacement was dependent on the masssize. 5. Arterial and capillary neovascularity and tumor staine were well visualized in all of the malignant softtissue tumors in arteriogram. But those findings were also noted in 2 cases of cavernous hemangioma. 6. Satelliteextension was noted in benign soft tissue tumor such as 1 cavernous hemangioma and 2 angiomatoses. 7. Phlebolithwere found in venous hemangioma and 1 angiomatosis. 8. The demostration of the dispalcement of adjacent majorarteries and tumor vascularity are useful to the surgeon preparing for radical excision or biopsy.

Angiographic findings of soft tissue tumors of the limbs

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