Soft tissue
Other nonneoplastic
Hematoma
Author: Komal Arora, M.D.
Last author update: 1 July 2012
Last staff update: 14 September 2020
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PubMed Search: Hematoma [title] soft tissue
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Definition / general | Sites | Case reports | Treatment | Clinical images | Microscopic (histologic) images | Additional referencesCite this page: Arora K. Hematoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/softtissuehematoma.html. Accessed December 21st, 2024.
Definition / general
- May clinically resemble a tumor if deep seated
- Important to exclude a sarcoma with intratumoral hemorrhage
- Pseudoaneurysm may occur after intravascular procedures
- Postoperative seromas may persist for years and be confused with recurrent tumor
Sites
- Usually near tensor fascia lata (upper thigh muscle, see drawing below)
Case reports
- 67 year old woman with chronic expanding hematoma of the thorax (Yonsei Med J 2007;48:337)
- A case of chronic expanding hematoma in the tensor fascia lata (Dermatol Online J 2001;7:6)
- Spontaneous giant expanding thigh hematoma mimicking soft tissue neoplasm (Joint Bone Spine 2008;75:64)
Treatment
- Complete surgical excision, including pseudocapsule
Clinical images
Images hosted on other servers:
Lesion of lateral thigh
Perforating vessel
from tensor fascia lata
appears to run into the mass
Lobulation with dense
fibrous pseudocapsule
and chocolate brown fluid
Microscopic (histologic) images
Images hosted on other servers:
Cystic cavity with necrotic debris, fibrin and blood costs
Cyst wall has hyalinized fibrous tissue, chronic inflammation and granulation tissue
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