Magnetic resonance imaging and histopathologic appearances of benign soft-tissue masses of the foot

P. Mark Logan, MB, FFRRCSI; Dennis L. Janzen, MD, FRCPC; John X. O'Connell, MB, BCh, FRCPC; Peter L. Munk, MD, CM, FRCPC; Douglas G. Connell, MD, FRCPC

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 1996; 47: 36

Logan, Janzen, Connell - Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia and Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Vancouver, BC; O'Connell - Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia and Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; Munk - Department of Diagnostic Imaging, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver
Paper reprints of the full text may be obtained from: Dr. Dennis L. Janzen, Department of Radiology, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, 855 W 12th Ave., Vancouver BC V5Z 1M9

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now the modality of choice for the investigation of soft-tissue tumours, providing excellent anatomic detail and soft-tissue contrast. As the availability of MRI has increased, the number of requests for studies of the foot and ankle has similarly increased. The imaging department at the authors' institution, a tertiary care teaching hospital, has a large orthopedic and podiatric referral base, and as a consequence the authors have had the opportunity to study a large variety of benign soft-tissue tumours with MRI. In this pictorial essay they review the MRI and pathological appearances of the most common benign soft-tissue tumours that occur in the foot and ankle.

Key words: foot, ankle, soft-tissue neoplasms, magnetic resonance imaging

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