Michèle Calleja1, Qasim Afzaal2, Asif Saifuddin1. 1. Department of Radiology, Royal National orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, London, UK. 2. Department of Urology, Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the suitability of primary excision of small indeterminate deep soft tissue masses presenting to a tertiary musculoskeletal oncology service. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Review of all patients referred to a specialist musculoskeletal oncology service over a 20-month period with a deep indeterminate soft tissue mass by non-contrast MRI criteria that was recommended for primary surgical excision due to relatively small size (<30 mm). Data collected included age, gender, site and maximal size of the lesion, and final histological diagnosis for excised lesions. RESULTS: 85 patients were included, mean lesion size being 12 mm (range 5-29 mm). Primary surgical resection had been undertaken in 69 cases (81.2%) by the conclusion of data collection, 36 males and 33 females with mean age of 45.6 years (range 11-80 years). Of these, 11 cases (15.9%) were non-neoplastic, 53 (76.8%) were benign, 1 (1.4%) was intermediate grade, while 4 (5.8%) were malignant including 3 synovial sarcomas. Two of these were treated with re-excision of the tumour bed showing no residual disease, with no evidence of local recurrence at a mean of 10.7 months post-excision. CONCLUSION: Primary surgical excision of small deep soft tissue masses that are indeterminate by non-contrast MRI criteria is considered a safe procedure when undertaken in a specialist musculoskeletal oncology service, with only 4 of 69 cases (5.8%) being malignant. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Small indeterminate deep soft tissue masses can safely be treated with primary excision in the setting of a specialist musculoskeletal oncology service.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the suitability of primary excision of small indeterminate deep soft tissue masses presenting to a tertiary musculoskeletal oncology service. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Review of all patients referred to a specialist musculoskeletal oncology service over a 20-month period with a deep indeterminate soft tissue mass by non-contrast MRI criteria that was recommended for primary surgical excision due to relatively small size (<30 mm). Data collected included age, gender, site and maximal size of the lesion, and final histological diagnosis for excised lesions. RESULTS: 85 patients were included, mean lesion size being 12 mm (range 5-29 mm). Primary surgical resection had been undertaken in 69 cases (81.2%) by the conclusion of data collection, 36 males and 33 females with mean age of 45.6 years (range 11-80 years). Of these, 11 cases (15.9%) were non-neoplastic, 53 (76.8%) were benign, 1 (1.4%) was intermediate grade, while 4 (5.8%) were malignant including 3 synovial sarcomas. Two of these were treated with re-excision of the tumour bed showing no residual disease, with no evidence of local recurrence at a mean of 10.7 months post-excision. CONCLUSION: Primary surgical excision of small deep soft tissue masses that are indeterminate by non-contrast MRI criteria is considered a safe procedure when undertaken in a specialist musculoskeletal oncology service, with only 4 of 69 cases (5.8%) being malignant. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Small indeterminate deep soft tissue masses can safely be treated with primary excision in the setting of a specialist musculoskeletal oncology service.
Authors: Iris M Noebauer-Huhmann; Marc-André Weber; Radhesh K Lalam; Siegfried Trattnig; Klaus Bohndorf; Filip Vanhoenacker; Alberto Tagliafico; Carla van Rijswijk; Joan C Vilanova; P Diana Afonso; Martin Breitenseher; Ian Beggs; Philip Robinson; Milko C de Jonge; Christian Krestan; Johan L Bloem Journal: Semin Musculoskelet Radiol Date: 2015-12-22 Impact factor: 1.777