Atypical lipomas, liposarcomas, and other fat-containing sarcomas CT analysis of fat element

• Published in: Clinical imaging Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 50 - 53
• Main Authors: Ehara, Shigeru, Rosenberg, Andrew E., Kattapuram, Susan V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 1995; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - diagnostic imaging; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atypical lipoma; Biological and medical sciences; Castleman Disease - diagnostic imaging; Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal - diagnostic imaging; Female; Fibrosarcoma - diagnostic imaging; Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Lipoma; Lipoma - diagnostic imaging; Lipomatous tumor; Liposarcoma - diagnostic imaging; Liposarcoma, Myxoid - diagnostic imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous. Technology; Osteosarcoma, Juxtacortical - diagnostic imaging; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Sarcoma - diagnostic imaging; Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Soft tissue sarcoma; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Soft tissue sarcoma; Atypical lipoma; Lipoma; Lipomatous tumor; Human; Adipose tissue; Radiodiagnosis; Liposarcoma; Exploration; Computerized axial tomography; Adipose tissue disorders; Malignant tumor
• ISSN: 0899-7071; 1873-4499
• DOI: 10.1016/0899-7071(93)00023-R

The radiographic appearance of fat in and around soft tissue sarcomas was evaluated to assess the diagnostic potential of this finding. Based on the distribution of fat and other components, these tumors are classified into three types