Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
A 58-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of a gradually enlarging painless mass in his right thigh. The mass is deep to the fascia, approximately 8cm in diameter, and has grown from 4cm over the past 2 months. It is firm and fixed to the underlying muscle. There is no overlying skin change or regional lymphadenopathy. MRI shows a heterogeneous mass with areas of enhancement, and areas suspicious for necrosis. The mass involves the vastus lateralis muscle. Regarding soft tissue sarcomas:
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Soft tissue sarcomas are rare malignant tumors arising from mesenchymal tissue; the thigh is the mos...
MRI is the imaging modality of choice for local staging of extremity soft tissue sarcomas, showing t...
Soft tissue sarcomas are common tumors; superficial location indicates benign nature; lymph node met...
Treatment is multidisciplinary involving surgical oncology, radiation oncology, and medical oncology...
Radiotherapy is used neoadjuvantly (shrink tumor, lower wound complications with smaller field) or a...
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