A Giant Mass Mimicking Malignancy Developed in the Proximal Thigh after Hip Arthroplasty.
10.5371/jkhs.2006.18.3.132
- Author:
Myung Rae CHO
;
Sang Wook LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Large mass;
Infection;
Malignancy;
Hip arthroplasty
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty*;
Hip*;
Humans;
Thigh*
- From:Journal of the Korean Hip Society
2006;18(3):132-137
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A large mass as a sign of an infection is rare, and it might convince a physician that it had the appearance of a malignancy. The patient in this case visited our clinics after attending several hospitals, with a mass that had the appearance of a malignancy, based on the severe destructive findings observed on plain radiographs. We report the first documented case of a patient with a large mass (12×7×20 cm) and a low-grade infection, which developed at the proximal thigh after a hip arthroplasty. It is important to realize that an infection accompanied by a large mass, can mimic a highly destructive malignant lesion on plain radiographs.
