Epithelioid sarcoma presenting as radial mononeuropathy: anatomical, magnetic resonance neurography and diffusion tensor imaging appearances

Vibhor Wadhwa; Safia N Salaria; Rashmi S Thakkar; Avneesh Chhabra

doi:10.1007/s00256-013-1591-x

Epithelioid sarcoma presenting as radial mononeuropathy: anatomical, magnetic resonance neurography and diffusion tensor imaging appearances

Skeletal Radiol. 2013 Jun;42(6):853-8. doi: 10.1007/s00256-013-1591-x. Epub 2013 Mar 1.

Authors

Vibhor Wadhwa¹, Safia N Salaria, Rashmi S Thakkar, Avneesh Chhabra

Affiliation

¹ Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601, N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.

PMID: 23455707
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-013-1591-x

Abstract

The authors report an unusual case of radial mononeuropathy caused by epithelioid sarcoma and describe the anatomical 3-Tesla MR neurography and the functional diffusion tensor imaging findings of the case, which were subsequently confirmed on surgical excision and histopathology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Humans
Male
Mononeuropathies / etiology
Mononeuropathies / pathology
Radial Nerve / pathology*
Radial Neuropathy / etiology*
Radial Neuropathy / pathology*
Sarcoma / complications*
Sarcoma / pathology*
Young Adult