Soft tissue tumours of the elbow: current concepts

Olga D Savvidou; Panagiotis Koutsouradis; Ioanna K Bolia; Angelos Kaspiris; George D Chloros; Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos

doi:10.1302/2058-5241.4.190002

Soft tissue tumours of the elbow: current concepts

EFORT Open Rev. 2020 Jan 28;4(12):668-677. doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.4.190002. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Olga D Savvidou¹, Panagiotis Koutsouradis², Ioanna K Bolia¹, Angelos Kaspiris³, George D Chloros¹, Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos¹

Affiliations

¹ First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'ATTIKON' Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mediterraneo Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology/Sector for Bone Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece.

Abstract

Soft tissue tumours of the elbow are mostly benign. Malignant tumours in this area, although uncommon, often present unique clinical and histopathological characteristics that are helpful for diagnosis.Management of soft tissue tumours around the elbow may be challenging because of their rarity and the proximity to neurovascular structures. Careful staging, histological diagnosis and treatment are essential to optimize clinical outcome. A missed or delayed diagnosis or an improperly executed biopsy may have devastating consequences for the patient.This article reviews the most common benign and malignant soft tissue tumours of the elbow and discusses the clinicopathological findings, imaging features and current therapeutic concepts. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2019;4:668-677. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.4.190002.

Keywords: benign; elbow; malignant; soft tissue; tumours.

Publication types

Review