Pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery mimicking tumorous condition

Diagnosing pseudoaneurysms of the popliteal artery is usually straightforward in physical examinations and imaging findings. However, when a pseudoaneurysm shows a soft tissue mass with adjacent osseous change, it can mimic a bone tumor or a soft tissue sarcoma. We present a case of a 65-year-old ma...

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Autores principales: Kim, Yeo Ju, Baek, Wan Ki, Kim, Jang Yong, Park, Sun-Won, Jeon, Yong Sun, Lee, Kyung-Hee, Cho, Soon Gu, Lim, Myung-Kwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Surgical Society 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22066090
http://dx.doi.org/10.4174/jkss.2011.80.Suppl1.S71
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Sumario:Diagnosing pseudoaneurysms of the popliteal artery is usually straightforward in physical examinations and imaging findings. However, when a pseudoaneurysm shows a soft tissue mass with adjacent osseous change, it can mimic a bone tumor or a soft tissue sarcoma. We present a case of a 65-year-old man who had a pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery showing soft tissue mass and insinuating into the intramedullary cavity of the tibia. This presented case emphasizes the importance of considering pseudoaneurysms in the differential diagnosis of an apparent soft tissue mass with pressure erosion in adjacent bone.

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