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Localized soft-tissue swelling on extremity

MedGen UID:
1863941
•Concept ID:
C5937559
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000840

Definition

Abnormal enlargement (swelling) that is restricted to a specific part of a limb. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLocalized soft-tissue swelling on extremity

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Anakinra treatment of acute calcium deposits in hand and wrist.
Durdzińska Timóteo A, Dumusc A, Durand S
Hand Surg Rehabil 2022 Dec;41(6):701-706. Epub 2022 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2022.08.009. PMID: 36087874
Benign bone tumors of hand and wrist: evaluation of diagnosis and treatment.
Erdoğan Ö, Gürkan V
Jt Dis Relat Surg 2020;31(1):81-7. doi: 10.5606/ehc.2020.72162. PMID: 32160499Free PMC Article
Combined-modality treatment of localized soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities.
Scaife CL, Pisters PW
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2003 Apr;12(2):355-68. doi: 10.1016/s1055-3207(03)00003-6. PMID: 12916459

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The local soft tissue status and the prediction of local complications following fractures of the ankle region.
Halvachizadeh S, Klingebiel FKL, Pfeifer R, Gosteli M, Schuerle S, Cinelli P, Zelle BA, Pape HC
Injury 2022 Jun;53(6):1789-1795. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.037. PMID: 35382943
Ultrasonographic detection, definition and quantification of soft tissue oedema in psoriatic dactylitis.
Tinazzi I, Idolazzi L, Zabotti A, Arancio L, Batticiotto A, Caimmi C, De Lucia O, Fassio A, Girolimetto N, Macchioni P, Murgo A, Sakellariou G, Iagnocco A
Med Ultrason 2019 Nov 24;21(4):414-421. doi: 10.11152/mu-2258. PMID: 31765449
Enchondroma of the Foot.
Chun KA, Stephanie S, Choi JY, Nam JH, Suh JS
J Foot Ankle Surg 2015 Sep-Oct;54(5):836-9. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2015.01.002. PMID: 26024560
Imaging of soft tissue sarcomas.
Heslin MJ, Smith JK
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 1999 Jan;8(1):91-107. PMID: 9824363
Soft-tissue sarcomas of the proximal lower extremity.
Karakousis CP, Emrich LJ, Vesper DS
Arch Surg 1989 Nov;124(11):1297-300. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1989.01410110055011. PMID: 2818184

Diagnosis

Giant cell tumour of EHL tendon sheath in young: a rare case report and review of the literature.
Pathak SK, Salunke AA, Virk JS, Kumar N
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Sep 20;14(9) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242980. PMID: 34544702Free PMC Article
A late systemic and brain metastasis from subcutaneous leiomyosarcoma of the right forearm: a case report and review of the literature.
Dietel E, Nestler U, Nenning H, Eisenlöffel C, Stassart R, Meixensberger J
J Med Case Rep 2021 Jan 19;15(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02625-0. PMID: 33461603Free PMC Article
Radiographic/MR Imaging Correlation of the Elbow.
Allen GM, Johnson R
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2019 Nov;27(4):587-599. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2019.07.006. PMID: 31575395
Benign and malignant tumors of the foot and ankle.
Singer AD, Datir A, Tresley J, Langley T, Clifford PD, Jose J, Subhawong TK
Skeletal Radiol 2016 Mar;45(3):287-305. Epub 2015 Nov 4 doi: 10.1007/s00256-015-2278-2. PMID: 26530393
Focal myositis.
Heffner RR Jr, Armbrustmacher VW, Earle KM
Cancer 1977 Jul;40(1):301-6. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197707)40:1<301::aid-cncr2820400142>3.0.co;2-n. PMID: 880559

Therapy

Neoadjuvant irradiation of extremity soft tissue sarcoma with ions (Extrem-ion): study protocol for a randomized phase II pilot trial.
Brügemann D, Lehner B, Kieser M, Krisam J, Hommertgen A, Jaekel C, Harrabi SB, Herfarth K, Mechtesheimer G, Sedlaczek O, Egerer G, Geisbüsch A, Uhl M, Debus J, Seidensaal K
BMC Cancer 2022 May 12;22(1):538. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09560-x. PMID: 35550036Free PMC Article
The local soft tissue status and the prediction of local complications following fractures of the ankle region.
Halvachizadeh S, Klingebiel FKL, Pfeifer R, Gosteli M, Schuerle S, Cinelli P, Zelle BA, Pape HC
Injury 2022 Jun;53(6):1789-1795. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.037. PMID: 35382943
Heterotopic ossification after local steroid injection.
Li SS, Li SS, Abrams RA
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Dec 16;13(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235371. PMID: 33328209Free PMC Article
Combined-modality treatment of localized soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities.
Scaife CL, Pisters PW
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2003 Apr;12(2):355-68. doi: 10.1016/s1055-3207(03)00003-6. PMID: 12916459
Lymphangiosarcoma following mastectomy.
Stewart NJ, Pritchard DJ, Nascimento AG, Kang YK
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1995 Nov;(320):135-41. PMID: 7586817

Prognosis

The local soft tissue status and the prediction of local complications following fractures of the ankle region.
Halvachizadeh S, Klingebiel FKL, Pfeifer R, Gosteli M, Schuerle S, Cinelli P, Zelle BA, Pape HC
Injury 2022 Jun;53(6):1789-1795. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.037. PMID: 35382943
Giant cell tumour of EHL tendon sheath in young: a rare case report and review of the literature.
Pathak SK, Salunke AA, Virk JS, Kumar N
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Sep 20;14(9) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242980. PMID: 34544702Free PMC Article
Acromegaly: clinical features at diagnosis.
Vilar L, Vilar CF, Lyra R, Lyra R, Naves LA
Pituitary 2017 Feb;20(1):22-32. doi: 10.1007/s11102-016-0772-8. PMID: 27812777
Enchondroma of the Foot.
Chun KA, Stephanie S, Choi JY, Nam JH, Suh JS
J Foot Ankle Surg 2015 Sep-Oct;54(5):836-9. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2015.01.002. PMID: 26024560
Imaging of soft tissue sarcomas.
Heslin MJ, Smith JK
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 1999 Jan;8(1):91-107. PMID: 9824363

Clinical prediction guides

The local soft tissue status and the prediction of local complications following fractures of the ankle region.
Halvachizadeh S, Klingebiel FKL, Pfeifer R, Gosteli M, Schuerle S, Cinelli P, Zelle BA, Pape HC
Injury 2022 Jun;53(6):1789-1795. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.037. PMID: 35382943
Ultrasonographic detection, definition and quantification of soft tissue oedema in psoriatic dactylitis.
Tinazzi I, Idolazzi L, Zabotti A, Arancio L, Batticiotto A, Caimmi C, De Lucia O, Fassio A, Girolimetto N, Macchioni P, Murgo A, Sakellariou G, Iagnocco A
Med Ultrason 2019 Nov 24;21(4):414-421. doi: 10.11152/mu-2258. PMID: 31765449
Enchondroma of the Foot.
Chun KA, Stephanie S, Choi JY, Nam JH, Suh JS
J Foot Ankle Surg 2015 Sep-Oct;54(5):836-9. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2015.01.002. PMID: 26024560
Sonographic signs of snakebite.
Vohra R, Rangan C, Bengiamin R
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2014 Nov;52(9):948-51. Epub 2014 Sep 17 doi: 10.3109/15563650.2014.958613. PMID: 25229179
A rare case of 'histiocytoid haemangioma' of the hand.
Accardo G, Nele G, Turrà F, La Rusca I, Schonauer F
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2013 Nov;66(11):e318-20. Epub 2013 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.04.027. PMID: 23668951

Recent systematic reviews

Ultrasonographic detection, definition and quantification of soft tissue oedema in psoriatic dactylitis.
Tinazzi I, Idolazzi L, Zabotti A, Arancio L, Batticiotto A, Caimmi C, De Lucia O, Fassio A, Girolimetto N, Macchioni P, Murgo A, Sakellariou G, Iagnocco A
Med Ultrason 2019 Nov 24;21(4):414-421. doi: 10.11152/mu-2258. PMID: 31765449
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections of the hand.
Balagué N, Uçkay I, Vostrel P, Hinrikson H, Van Aaken I, Beaulieu JY
Chir Main 2015 Feb;34(1):18-23. Epub 2014 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.main.2014.12.004. PMID: 25579828

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