Author:
Ballhause Tobias M.,Weiss Sebastian,Reiter Alonja,Frosch Karl-Heinz,Luebke Andreas M.,Bannas Peter,Schlickewei Carsten W.,Priemel Matthias H.
Abstract
Abstract
Background
According to guidelines, every soft tissue tumor (STT) larger than 3 cm should be biopsied before definitive resection. Advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improve the possibility to give a provisional diagnosis of the tumor’s entity. Can lipomas and atypical lipomatous tumors (ALTs) of the extremities therefore be primarily marginally resected based on interpretation of MR images without a previous biopsy?.
Methods
In this retrospective, single-center study, 240 patients with the suspicion of a lipomatous tumor in MRI and surgical treatment in our institution between 2011 and 2020 were included. MR imaging was performed before surgery. All resected specimens underwent histopathological analysis.
Results
The collective comprised 142 tumors that were suspected as lipoma or ALT by the radiologist and underwent primary marginal resection (PMR). One case had myxoid liposarcoma that was underestimated on MRI and needed radical follow-up resection. One-hundred forty-one patients were cured after PMR. Ninety-eight patients were biopsied initially and in 93 cases resected afterwards according to the necessary oncological margins.
Conclusion
In our institution, PMR is performed if a lipoma or ALT is suspected on MR imaging. Our treatment method and the diagnostic algorithm are presented. Primary resection spares patients from one surgical procedure, but a slight risk for underestimation of the tumor remains.
Funder
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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