MR Imaging of Uncommon Soft Tissue Tumors in the Foot: A Pictorial Essay.
10.3348/jkrs.2007.56.6.585
- Author:
Youn Joo LEE
1
;
Kyung Ah CHUN
;
Jee Young KIM
;
Mi Sook SUNG
;
Ki Tae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.ka1000@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foot, neoplasms;
Neoplasms, MR;
Magnetic resonance (MR), image display;
Soft tissues, neoplasms;
Neoplasms, diagnosis
- MeSH:
Angiomyoma;
Chondrosarcoma;
Diagnosis;
Foot*;
Giant Cell Tumors;
Granuloma Annulare;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Melanoma;
Rhabdomyosarcoma;
Sarcoma, Synovial;
Soft Tissue Neoplasms;
Tendons
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2007;56(6):585-592
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A large variety of masses occur in the foot. The foot is a comparatively rare site of soft tissue neoplasms. MRI has greatly improved the ability to detect and delineate soft tissue lesions and is now considered the gold-standard imaging technique in their investigation. Recently, we have encountered rare soft tissue tumors of the foot. The presented cases include benign masses such as granuloma annulare, angiomyoma, neural fibrolipoma, and giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, as well as malignant tumors such as melanoma, synovial sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma. We wish to illustrate the MR findings of these uncommon soft tissue tumors to aid in their diagnosis.
