Tumor-mimicking musculoskeletal infectious lesions – experience of a single referral center

dc.authorid0000-0002-6226-6651
dc.contributor.authorAydın, Özlem
dc.contributor.authorÇelik, Aykut
dc.contributor.authorBatıbay, Sefa Giray
dc.contributor.authorToksöz Yıldırım, Ayşe Nur
dc.contributor.authorOkay, Erhan
dc.contributor.authorAyaz, Tunahan
dc.contributor.authorZenginkinet, Tülay
dc.contributor.authorÖzkan, Korhan
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-26T06:25:44Z
dc.date.available2022-07-26T06:25:44Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentİstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.description.abstractIntroduction/Objectives Bone and soft tissue infections might mimic bone and soft tissue tumors. Therefore, differential diagnosis is important to prevent errors in treatment. This report aims to present the data of patients with indistinct clinical and radiological findings mimicking benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors, which were later diagnosed as inflammatory infections. Methods A retrospective chart review of the clinical, microbiological, radiologic, and pathologic findings of patients presented with a presumed diagnosis of a possible malignant lesion was performed. Results The study included 21 patients with a median age (IQR) of 37 (1 month – 72 years) years, and 13 (61%) patients were men. In total, 16 (76%) patients were admitted to the hospital with complaints of pain. The diagnoses were hydatid cyst, tuberculous osteomyelitis, cat-scratch disease, chronic osteo-myelitis, subacute osteomyelitis, and soft tissue abscess. All patients were treated depending on the diagnosis of the lesion. Conclusion There are chances of misdiagnosis due to shared common characteristics of tumoral and infectious lesions which might be mildly increased inflammatory markers with deeply seated non-mobile soft tissue masses and aggressive periosteal reactions and/or bone destruction patterns. So, each pseudo-tumoral lesion due to possible infectious causes should be histopathologically examined and correlated with other clinical and laboratory data in order to achieve a final diagnosis.
dc.identifier.citationAydın, Ö., Çelik, A., Batıbay, S. G.,Toksöz Yıldırım, A. N., Okay, E., Ayaz, T. ... Özkan, K. (2022). Tumor-mimicking musculoskeletal infectious lesions – experience of a single referral center. Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 150(5-6), 295-301. https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH210916050A
dc.identifier.doi10.2298/SARH210916050A
dc.identifier.endpage301
dc.identifier.issn0370-8179
dc.identifier.issue45448
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85133680571
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage295
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2298/SARH210916050A
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/9608
dc.identifier.volume150
dc.identifier.wos000830701100007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorBatibay, Sefa Giray
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSerbia Medical Society
dc.relation.ispartofSrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvoen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subjectBiopsy
dc.subjectHydatid Cyst
dc.subjectImaging
dc.subjectOsteomyelitis
dc.subjectSoft Tissue Abscess
dc.subjectTuberculosis
dc.titleTumor-mimicking musculoskeletal infectious lesions – experience of a single referral center
dc.typeArticle

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