Leg textiloma. A case report.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_69D6147619E7
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Leg textiloma. A case report.
Journal
Medical Principles and Practice
Author(s)
Mouhsine E., Garofalo R., Cikes A., Leyvraz P.F.
ISSN
1011-7571
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2006
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
15
Number
4
Pages
312-315
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report and highlight the potential diagnostic pitfalls and consequences of leg textiloma. CASE REPORT AND INTERVENTION: A soft tissue pseudotumor of the left leg diagnosed in a 58-year-old man is described. The lesion was caused by a retained surgical gauze after surgery for varicose veins. The surgical gauze had remained in the subcutaneous tissue for 3 years and led to the formation of a 3-cm, well-circumscribed, pseudotumoral foreign body granuloma which appeared like a soft tissue tumor. A surgical intervention was performed and the mass was excised. During the procedure an old surgical gauze was found. The histologic examination revealed that a large foreign body granuloma (pseudotumor) had developed in contact with foreign material birefracting under polarized light (gauze). No sign of malignancy was noted. CONCLUSION: Although no fatal complications have been described in the musculoskeletal localization, the diagnosis is difficult and costly. According to clinical presentation, a differential diagnosis should be made between a tumoral lesion, such as a sarcoma, or a pseudotumoral lesion, such as a gossypiboma. Focal myositis or infections should also be suspected.
Keywords
Female, Granuloma, Foreign-Body/diagnosis, Granuloma, Foreign-Body/surgery, Humans, Leg, Middle Aged
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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28/01/2008 12:22
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20/08/2019 14:24
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