Kim Yeo Ju, Baek Wan Ki, Kim Jang Yong, Park Sun-Won, Jeon Yong Sun, Lee Kyung-Hee, Cho Soon Gu, Lim Myung-Kwan
Department of Radiology, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
J Korean Surg Soc. 2011 Jun;80 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S71-4. doi: 10.4174/jkss.2011.80.Suppl1.S71. Epub 2011 Jun 17.
Diagnosing pseudoaneurysms of the popliteal artery is usually straightforward in physical examinations and imaging findings. However, when a pseudoaneurysm shows a soft tissue mass with adjacent osseous change, it can mimic a bone tumor or a soft tissue sarcoma. We present a case of a 65-year-old man who had a pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery showing soft tissue mass and insinuating into the intramedullary cavity of the tibia. This presented case emphasizes the importance of considering pseudoaneurysms in the differential diagnosis of an apparent soft tissue mass with pressure erosion in adjacent bone.