X-ray pattern of metastatic tumors of subcutaneous fat
Filimonov, S.I.
Voprosy Onkologii 29(4): 41-45
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 6858050 Document Number: 214722
The results of X-ray examination of 33 cases of metastases of different malignant tumors into subcutaneous fat are analysed. Such metastases appear in radiographs as single or multiple nodes of a density comparable with that of muscular tissue. They have a homogenous structure and a regular round shape with contours which may be indistinct in some areas. There are dilated vessels at tumor poles. Differential diagnosis between sarcoma, benign tumor and non-tumor process is discussed.