Soft Tissue Tumours Flashcards
1
Q
Features of a potential malignant soft tissue neoplasm?
A
over 5cm, rapid growth in size, solid lesion, ill defined, irregular surface, systemic probz/lymphadenopathy
2
Q
What is the commonest benign soft tissue tumour?
A
lipoma
3
Q
What is a lipoma?
A
neoplastic proliferation of fat
4
Q
Where does lipoma occur?
A
normally fat but can be muscle
5
Q
Where does a ganglion cyst occur?
A
around a synovial joint/synovial tendon sheath, can be related to Baker’s cyst
6
Q
What is olecranon bursitis?
A
bursitis over the medial 1st metatarsal head in hallux vagus
7
Q
Will abscesses resolve with antibiotics?
A
no, require drainage
