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Skeletal Radiology
Published in: Skeletal Radiology 1/2018

01-01-2018 | Case Report

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma: indolent, tail-like recurrence of a high-grade tumor

Authors: Justin S. Alpert, Patrick Boland, Meera Hameed, David M. Panicek

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Recurrence of a soft tissue sarcoma typically manifests as a round or oval mass at imaging, and recurrent high-grade soft tissue sarcomas generally enlarge relatively rapidly. We present a case of high-grade undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in the calf of a 48-year-old male that recurred as a thin, curvilinear “tail” of enhancing tissue at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with extremely indolent growth over a 7-year period. The unusual imaging finding of a slowly enlarging “tail” should not be dismissed as postoperative changes, even for a high-grade soft tissue sarcoma.
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Metadata
Title
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma: indolent, tail-like recurrence of a high-grade tumor
Authors
Justin S. Alpert
Patrick Boland
Meera Hameed
David M. Panicek
Publication date
01-01-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-017-2778-3

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