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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2015; 19(03): 284-299
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549322
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Soft Tissue Tumors about the Shoulder

Filip M. Vanhoenacker
1   Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
2   Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Maarten, Duffel-Mechelen, Belgium
3   Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Koenraad L. Verstraete
3   Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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28 May 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Soft tissue tumors (STTs) are not infrequent about the shoulder girdle. This article provides a short overview of useful parameters in grading and characterization of those lesions. The most frequent histologic types of STT about the shoulder girdle are also discussed. Benign STTs and mimickers of STTs are emphasized because precise imaging characterization of aggressive STTs is much more difficult than of their benign counterparts. Besides evaluation of the lesion's extent, a major role for imaging is to select those lesions that should undergo biopsy. MRI is the preferred imaging technique.

Keywords

soft tissue tumor - ultrasonography - magnetic resonance imaging - shoulder