Bone and soft tissue tumors presenting as sciatic notch dumbbell masses: A critical differential diagnosis of sciatica

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World Journal of Clinical Oncology

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World J Clin Oncol. Oct 10, 2016; 7(5): 414-419
Published online Oct 10, 2016. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v7.i5.414

Table 3 Radiological features of 8 patients with sciatic notch dumbbell tumors

Modalities	Descriptions	Value
X-ray	Bone destruction	2
	Matrix mineralization	1
MRI	Tumor size (cm)	8.4 ± 2.0 (range, 3.9 to 10.6)
	Indistinguishable tumor boundary	5
	Connection of the sciatic nerve	3
	Mass on lumbar MRI sagittal image	2
CT	Osteolytic bone destruction	5
	Tumor calcification	1
	Enlargement of sciatic foramen	4

MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; CT: Computed tomography.

Citation: Matsumoto Y, Matsunobu T, Harimaya K, Kawaguchi K, Hayashida M, Okada S, Doi T, Iwamoto Y. Bone and soft tissue tumors presenting as sciatic notch dumbbell masses: A critical differential diagnosis of sciatica. World J Clin Oncol 2016; 7(5): 414-419
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v7/i5/414.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v7.i5.414

Matsumoto Y, Matsunobu T, Harimaya K, Kawaguchi K, Hayashida M, Okada S, Doi T, Iwamoto Y. Bone and soft tissue tumors presenting as sciatic notch dumbbell masses: A critical differential diagnosis of sciatica. World J Clin Oncol 2016; 7(5): 414-419 [PMID: 27777884 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v7.i5.414]

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