2008/01/18 by Buchi RB Arumilli, Vinayagam Lenin Babu, Ashok Paul · 15 citations
Medicine · #Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment #Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments #Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management #Deep vein #Thrombosis #Medicine #Surgery #Sarcoma #Venous thrombosis #Radiology #Pathology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1186/1477-7819-6-6
published in World Journal of Surgical Oncology 6(1), 6 (BioMed Central)
openalex publication_date 2008/01/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis of leg is very common in clinical practice. Not infrequently a range of pathologies are diagnosed after excluding a thrombosis, often after a period of anticoagulation. CASE PRESENTATION: This is a report of three patients who presented with a painful swollen leg and were initially treated as a deep vein thrombosis or a baker's cyst, but later diagnosed as a pleomorphic sarcoma, a malignant giant cell tumor of the muscle and a myxoid liposarcoma. A brief review of such similar reports and the relevant literature is presented. CONCLUSION: A painful swollen leg is a common clinical scenario and though rare, tumors must be thought of without any delay, in a duplex negative, low risk deep vein thrombosis situation.