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mass lesion
used in reference to any unidentified object within the body
- soft tissue mass or suspected tumor
Special laboratory:
- core-needle biopsy if soft tissue sarcoma suspected
- incisional biopsy if core-needle biopsy unsuccessful
- fine needle aspiration insufficient
Radiology:
- magnetic resonance imaging of soft tissue mass
Related
mass
Specific
abdominal mass
brain lesion
chest wall mass
intracranial mass lesion
liver mass
neck mass/adenopathy
palpable mass
pelvic mass
periaortic mass lesion
rectal mass
renal mass
retroperitoneal mass lesion
submandibular mass; submandibular swelling
thoracic mass lesion
thyroid nodule
wrist mass
General
abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)
lesion
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 20
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2025
- Roland CL.
Soft tissue tumors of the extremity.
Surg Clin North Am. 2020;100:669-80.
PMID: 32402308