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Chronic haematoma or soft-tissue neoplasm? A diagnostic dilemma

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Chronic soft-tissue haematomas are infrequently reported in the literature. We present a case of a slowly expanding post-traumatic chronic soft-tissue haematoma located anterior to the knee and leg, occurring in a region previously unreported. Both clinically and radiologically, it was impossible to distinguish the haematoma from an aggressive soft-tissue neoplasm. We review the literature and discuss the diagnostic problems related to this uncommon presentation.

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  1. Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 2JZ, UK

    M. Sreenivas

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 2JZ, UK

    A. Nihal

  3. Department of Radiology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 2JZ, UK

    D. F. Ettles

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Sreenivas, M., Nihal, A. & Ettles, D.F. Chronic haematoma or soft-tissue neoplasm? A diagnostic dilemma. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 124, 495–497 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-004-0698-x

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