Soft tissue tumors an introduction for its diagnostic imaging

1. Soft Tissue Tumours
Presented by DR Laith fadhel

3. Radiography
1. Mass lesion similar density to muscle /
displacement of fat pad line
2. Mass in the hand and feet more likely
to be benign
3. Mass in the thigh , calf and arm more
likely to be malignant
4. Low density masses content fat , like
lipoma , haemangioma ,hibernoma and
lipoblastoma / well defined
liposarcoma , atypical lipoma
5. FB glass and metal seen by X- ray /
wood and plastic not seen well by X-
ray
6. Mineralization seen in 17% of soft
tissue masses
7. Phleboliths hallmark of VMs
8. Chondral calcification = punctate foci in
comma shape , ring and arcs
9. Myositis ossificans / amorphous in
immature type – trabecule and cortex
10. SS synovial sarcoma 30% calcification
11. Bone abnormality