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01-09-2004 | Case Report
Chronic haematoma or soft-tissue neoplasm? A diagnostic dilemma
Authors:
M. Sreenivas, A. Nihal, D. F. Ettles
Published in:
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
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Issue 7/2004
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Abstract
Chronic soft-tissue haematomas are infrequently reported in the literature. We present a case of a slowly expanding post-traumatic chronic soft-tissue haematoma located anterior to the knee and leg, occurring in a region previously unreported. Both clinically and radiologically, it was impossible to distinguish the haematoma from an aggressive soft-tissue neoplasm. We review the literature and discuss the diagnostic problems related to this uncommon presentation.