Keywords:
Pathology, Neoplasia, Statistics, Education, Ultrasound, MR, Musculoskeletal system, Musculoskeletal soft tissue
Authors:
A. Dorca Duch1, J. A. Narváez García1, E. Dorca Duch1, X. Sanjuán Garriga1, J. Hernández Gañán2, J. C. Sardiñas Barrero3, A. Guell Bara4; 1L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona/ES, 2L' Hospitalet de Llobregat/ES, 3L'Hospitalet de Llobregat/ES, 4Tarragona/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-1210
Methods and materials
Retrospective analysis of the clinical history,
pathological exams and imaging tests of all cases diagnosed of soft tissue SFT in a tertiary hospital,
between 1995 and 2016.
A total of 36 cases were registered in a database performed by the pathological anatomy department of our hospital.
Of those,
27 cases had imaging tests available in our radiology department’s PACS,
including ultrasound,
computed tomography (CT),
magnetic resonance (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET).
In each case,
the following data was collected:
- Age
- Gender
- Clinical presentation
- Localization
- Depth
- Size
- Morphology
- Invasion to adjacent structures
- Vascularization
- Enhancement after contrast administration
- MRI signal intensity (at both T1 and T2)
- Presence of cystic/necrotic areas
- Local relapse after resection
- Metastasic progression
Posteriorly,
correlation between data collected and histopathological features was performed,
emphasizing on malignant characteristics:
- High mitotic index
- Tumoral necrosis
- Cellular atypia
Therapeutic outcome and surveillance were also analyzed.