Hemorrhage simulating tumor growth in malignant fibrous histiocytoma at MR imaging. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • During the course of preoperative chemotherapy for treatment of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lower extremity, the mass in three patients was found to be enlarged at physical examination. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated, and subsequent pathologic examination of resected specimens proved, that the enlargement was caused by extensive hemorrhage within the masses, rather than by tumor growth. MR imaging can demonstrate this phenomenon well, particularly on T1-weighted images.

publication date

  • November 1, 1991

Research

keywords

  • Hemorrhage
  • Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0026009361

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1148/radiology.181.2.1656483

PubMed ID

  • 1656483

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 181

issue

  • 2