Soft Tissue Swelling at the Subscapular Region

A 38-year-old female presented with a longstanding painless swelling overlying the scapula on the right side and has been gradually increasing in size with occasional episodes of pain radiating to the right arm. The clinical diagnosis was a soft tissue tumor. MRI was reported as suggestive of irregu...

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Main Authors: Masoud Al Kindi, Sarah Kuruvila, Sunitha Ramachandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2012-03-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=989921
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Summary:A 38-year-old female presented with a longstanding painless swelling overlying the scapula on the right side and has been gradually increasing in size with occasional episodes of pain radiating to the right arm. The clinical diagnosis was a soft tissue tumor. MRI was reported as suggestive of irregular fibro-fatty tissue with muscular infiltration and inflammation. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) retrieved a paucicellular aspirate with a few clusters of adipocytes. The diagnosis was a lipomatous lesion and excision was advised for histopathological examination. The intraoperative findings showed the tumor located deep into the rhomboids and latissimus dorsi and extending deep into the right scapula. The excised specimen was sent for histopathological examination.
ISSN:1999-768X
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