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Definition / general | Sites | Case reports | Treatment | Clinical images | Microscopic (histologic) images | Additional referencesCite this page: Arora K. Hematoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/softtissuehematoma.html. Accessed December 4th, 2024.
Definition / general
- May clinically resemble a tumor if deep seated
- Important to exclude a sarcoma with intratumoral hemorrhage
- Pseudoaneurysm may occur after intravascular procedures
- Postoperative seromas may persist for years and be confused with recurrent tumor
Sites
- Usually near tensor fascia lata (upper thigh muscle, see drawing below)
Case reports
- 67 year old woman with chronic expanding hematoma of the thorax (Yonsei Med J 2007;48:337)
- A case of chronic expanding hematoma in the tensor fascia lata (Dermatol Online J 2001;7:6)
- Spontaneous giant expanding thigh hematoma mimicking soft tissue neoplasm (Joint Bone Spine 2008;75:64)
Treatment
- Complete surgical excision, including pseudocapsule
Clinical images
Microscopic (histologic) images
Additional references