A case of chronic expanding haematoma on the finger

Chronic expanding hematoma of the thigh

Hematomas following surgery or trauma usually resolve without complications. In some instances, for reasons that are not completely understood, hematoma formation is followed by slow expansion of the mass. The large fluid collection is surrounded by a pseudocapsule and fibrous tissue, and present months or years after the original insult, as chronic expanding hematoma. In this case study, we present a rare case of chronic expanding hematoma in an 84-year-old woman. The patient noted a painful swelling in the posteromedial aspect of the lower thigh, and recalled a bump to the left knee 64 years earlier. The lesion was successfully resected, with a preoperative presumptive diagnosis of organized hematoma, although the clinical findings were suggestive of malignancy. We describe the radiological findings, discuss the differential diagnosis.

Imaging features of chronic expanding hematoma in the soft tissues of the hand simulating an aggressive lesion: case report

A chronic expanding hematoma can persist and increase in volume for more than 1 month after the first hemorrhage. It is rare, uncommon in the hand, little known among physicians, and an imitator of malignancy. Our purpose was to report a case of this condition in the soft tissues of an 8-year-old girl's hand that simulated an aggressive lesion, and to conduct a review on this subject.

Spontaneous and enormous, chronic expanding hematoma of the lumbar region: a case report

BACKGROUND

Chronic expanding haematoma (CEH) is a very infrequent event with imprecise developmental mechanism and is rarely reported in literature.

CASE PRESENTATION

We present a case of enormous and spontaneous chronic haematoma of the back, expanded from the lower thoracic area to the sacral area, in a young patient without any history of trauma or chronic coagulopathy.

CONCLUSION

The MRI scan is very useful in preoperative diagnosis, however only the histopathological examination is able to perform the differential diagnosis with soft tissue tumors. Careful surgical treatment is important to minimize the haematoma recurrence.