The Suspicious Soft Tissue Mass

Surgeons are frequently referred patients for the evaluation of a soft tissue mass. Given that “common things occur commonly,” the majority will be benign entities such as a lipoma, epidermal inclusion cyst, hematoma, abscess, ganglion cyst, and such. Surgical excision is often the definitive treatment. However, when the mass is a sarcoma or some other soft tissue neoplasm, surgery as the initial treatment can be suboptimal. Consequently, when the clinical history or physical examination does not fit with a more common benign process, one should pause to consider further workup of the mass prior to surgery.

Source: Surgical Clinics of North America - June 13, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: John M. Kane Tags: Preface Source Type: research