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Soft tissue mass

MedGen UID:
629897
•Concept ID:
C0457193
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Mass of soft tissue
SNOMED CT: Mass of soft tissue (444905003); Soft tissue mass (444905003); Soft tissue mass (278002000)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

An elusive consensus definition of sarcopenia impedes research and clinical treatment: A narrative review.
Coletta G, Phillips SM
Ageing Res Rev 2023 Apr;86:101883. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.101883. PMID: 36792012
Soft Tissue Masses: Evaluation and Treatment.
Achar S, Yamanaka J, Oberstar J
Am Fam Physician 2022 Jun 1;105(6):602-612. PMID: 35704829
Solitary Plasmacytoma: a Review of Diagnosis and Management.
Pham A, Mahindra A
Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2019 Apr;14(2):63-69. doi: 10.1007/s11899-019-00499-8. PMID: 30788667

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

An elusive consensus definition of sarcopenia impedes research and clinical treatment: A narrative review.
Coletta G, Phillips SM
Ageing Res Rev 2023 Apr;86:101883. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.101883. PMID: 36792012
CIC-DUX4 sarcomas.
Brahmi M, Vanacker H, Macagno N, Tirode F, Dufresne A
Curr Opin Oncol 2022 Jul 1;34(4):342-347. Epub 2022 Jun 22 doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000855. PMID: 35730520
Soft Tissue Masses: Evaluation and Treatment.
Achar S, Yamanaka J, Oberstar J
Am Fam Physician 2022 Jun 1;105(6):602-612. PMID: 35704829
Chondroid Syringoma.
Sundling RA, So E, Logan DB
Foot Ankle Spec 2017 Apr;10(2):167-169. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1177/1938640016666927. PMID: 27587378
Vertebral chondroblastoma.
Ilaslan H, Sundaram M, Unni KK
Skeletal Radiol 2003 Feb;32(2):66-71. Epub 2002 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s00256-002-0599-4. PMID: 12589483

Diagnosis

The Suspicious Soft Tissue Mass.
Kane JM 3rd
Surg Clin North Am 2022 Aug;102(4):xvii-xviii. Epub 2022 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.05.003. PMID: 35952698
Soft Tissue Tumors of the Extremity.
Roland CL
Surg Clin North Am 2020 Jun;100(3):669-680. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.02.015. PMID: 32402308
Chondroid Syringoma.
Sundling RA, So E, Logan DB
Foot Ankle Spec 2017 Apr;10(2):167-169. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1177/1938640016666927. PMID: 27587378
Myositis Ossificans.
Walczak BE, Johnson CN, Howe BM
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2015 Oct;23(10):612-22. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00269. PMID: 26320160
Vertebral chondroblastoma.
Ilaslan H, Sundaram M, Unni KK
Skeletal Radiol 2003 Feb;32(2):66-71. Epub 2002 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s00256-002-0599-4. PMID: 12589483

Therapy

Orbital involvement of Sitosterolemia.
Okafor LO, Bowyer J, Thaung C, Murphy E, Verity DH
Orbit 2022 Feb;41(1):118-122. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1820534. PMID: 32942937
Evenly Distributed Protein Intake over 3 Meals Augments Resistance Exercise-Induced Muscle Hypertrophy in Healthy Young Men.
Yasuda J, Tomita T, Arimitsu T, Fujita S
J Nutr 2020 Jul 1;150(7):1845-1851. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa101. PMID: 32321161Free PMC Article
Clinical Decision Making for a Soft Tissue Hand Mass: When and How to Biopsy.
MacGillis KJ, Heaberlin J, Mejia A
J Hand Surg Am 2018 Dec;43(12):1123-1129. Epub 2018 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.03.032. PMID: 29908925
Interactions of lean soft-tissue and chemotherapy toxicities in patients receiving anti-cancer treatments.
Hopkins JJ, Sawyer MB
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2018 Jul;82(1):1-29. Epub 2018 Jun 6 doi: 10.1007/s00280-018-3614-8. PMID: 29876640
Laryngotracheal rhinosporidiosis.
Madana J, Yolmo D, Gopalakrishnan S, Saxena SK
Ear Nose Throat J 2013 Jul;92(7):E27-30. doi: 10.1177/014556131309200718. PMID: 23904313

Prognosis

An elusive consensus definition of sarcopenia impedes research and clinical treatment: A narrative review.
Coletta G, Phillips SM
Ageing Res Rev 2023 Apr;86:101883. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.101883. PMID: 36792012
CIC-DUX4 sarcomas.
Brahmi M, Vanacker H, Macagno N, Tirode F, Dufresne A
Curr Opin Oncol 2022 Jul 1;34(4):342-347. Epub 2022 Jun 22 doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000855. PMID: 35730520
Soft Tissue Tumors of the Extremity.
Roland CL
Surg Clin North Am 2020 Jun;100(3):669-680. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2020.02.015. PMID: 32402308
Chondroid Syringoma.
Sundling RA, So E, Logan DB
Foot Ankle Spec 2017 Apr;10(2):167-169. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1177/1938640016666927. PMID: 27587378
Vertebral chondroblastoma.
Ilaslan H, Sundaram M, Unni KK
Skeletal Radiol 2003 Feb;32(2):66-71. Epub 2002 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s00256-002-0599-4. PMID: 12589483

Clinical prediction guides

Reference ranges for body composition indices by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry from the Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study Cohort.
Zemel BS, Shepherd JA, Grant SFA, Lappe JM, Oberfield SE, Mitchell JA, Winer KK, Kelly A, Kalkwarf HJ
Am J Clin Nutr 2023 Oct;118(4):792-803. Epub 2023 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.08.006. PMID: 37598746Free PMC Article
Phase angle and body composition: A scoping review.
Martins PC, Alves Junior CAS, Silva AM, Silva DAS
Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023 Aug;56:237-250. Epub 2023 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.05.015. PMID: 37344079
Effects of Leptin on the Skeleton.
Reid IR, Baldock PA, Cornish J
Endocr Rev 2018 Dec 1;39(6):938-959. doi: 10.1210/er.2017-00226. PMID: 30184053
Interactions of lean soft-tissue and chemotherapy toxicities in patients receiving anti-cancer treatments.
Hopkins JJ, Sawyer MB
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2018 Jul;82(1):1-29. Epub 2018 Jun 6 doi: 10.1007/s00280-018-3614-8. PMID: 29876640
Radiologic Approach to Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
Caracciolo JT, Letson GD
Surg Clin North Am 2016 Oct;96(5):963-76. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.05.007. PMID: 27542636

Recent systematic reviews

Phase angle and body composition: A scoping review.
Martins PC, Alves Junior CAS, Silva AM, Silva DAS
Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023 Aug;56:237-250. Epub 2023 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.05.015. PMID: 37344079
Protocols aiming to increase muscle mass in persons with motor complete spinal cord injury: a systematic review.
Fenton JM, King JA, Hoekstra SP, Valentino SE, Phillips SM, Goosey-Tolfrey VL
Disabil Rehabil 2023 May;45(9):1433-1443. Epub 2022 Apr 24 doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2063420. PMID: 35465798
Refractory pleural effusion as a rare complication of pulmonary vascular stenosis induced by fibrosing mediastinitis: a case report and literature review.
Yang S, Wang J, Li J, Huang K, Yang Y
J Int Med Res 2021 May;49(5):3000605211010073. doi: 10.1177/03000605211010073. PMID: 33947262Free PMC Article
CT and MRI Findings of Glomangiopericytoma in the Head and Neck: Case Series Study and Systematic Review.
Suh CH, Lee JH, Lee MK, Cho SJ, Chung SR, Choi YJ, Baek JH
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020 Jan;41(1):155-159. Epub 2019 Dec 5 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6336. PMID: 31806599Free PMC Article
Chondroid lipoma: multimodality imaging in a 9-year-old female.
Tannenbaum M, Colucci PG, Baad M, Borczuk AC, Steigman SA, Kovanlikaya A
Skeletal Radiol 2020 Jan;49(1):161-169. Epub 2019 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s00256-019-03259-0. PMID: 31230114

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